60 Pounds of Pressure

Houston, TX, USA - The crushing weight of caring for another during these perilous times is personified in this exhibition by Artist, Sarah Sudhoff. I highly recommend pressing play on her video option, by the end which I found myself grasping at my own chest, short of breath.

From the Artist, Sarah Sudhoff: “60 Pounds of Pressure” created in the initial weeks of the pandemic and lock down in Texas was in direct response to the young nurse in Georgia, who was found dead in her home with her four-year-old daughter sitting by her side. As a single mother of two, my chest became tight and unbearably heavy as I reflected on the sacrifices being made and the devastating and immeasurable losses we are all witnessing. I placed 60 pounds of bricks on my chest, bearing the weight of my son's and my daughter's individual weights, momentarily equalizing the internal pressure with the outside force.

Find more on Sarah’s website.