In the body of work entitled "Hold Me" by Olivia Phare, a myriad of interests come together in a way that expands the notion of making "art into life" and "life into art", without any disinction about where one of these operations begins and the other ends.

We are at a time when art practice has been in crisis, or rather, it has encountered a crisis, and some artists have faced this fact of life head-on. Kendra Sollars entered this camp of artists who are making art about life, and art about the end of life...

Meticulously crafted, thoughtfully portrayed and elegant in execution, Sweet’s work wants you to connect with a sense of remembrance and the poignancy of a singular moment.