Research Notes was a monthly newsletter I started writing in April 2021 for about a year, with further occasional additions thereafter. I published my writing on the popular Substack platform. The newsletter served as a medium to share observations and research on loneliness and belonging from my position as an artist and second-generation Italian Canadian. A secondary but linked interest was centred on researching artists’ feelings around lack of belonging in the art word.
I wrote each post’s title on a bright and bold post-it note and stuck it to my studio’s wall (a room in my apartment). The post-its accumulated providing a satisfying record of my writing practice.