Influence and What Resists Capture: The Bots Have Found Me

I was recently asked which artists have influenced my work, and a few surfaced immediately—not because of shared materials or styles, but because their work has stayed with me over time. Thinking about Abakanowicz, Hamilton, Bourgeois, Mendieta, and Messager led me to questions of visibility, authorship, and care. As images increasingly circulate through bots and AI systems, this post reflects on how to honor lineage while resisting capture.