Author Archives: Rachel Nackman

a crack and an abyss

Leonard Cohen: There is a crack in everything and that’s where the light comes in. Back…

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a wedge

A recurrence of form. Back…

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a split

A tear is a tear is a tear, which, unlike a rose, is not bound to a singular sound. Whether read as a rip or a drip, there is a split that occurs in hearing, which allows for two meanings instead of one when moving T E A R from sight to sound. The opening, […]

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a sliver

It takes a careful eye and a closer look to see many of the things toward which Horn is working. Her means here are simple, which could be deceptive if Horn’s exacting mind, paired with her often-whimsical mark, didn’t reveal a glimpse into a world where the poetic undertones of her work present ruminations on […]

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