“Not Better Yet”, 2019, by Panteha Abareshi

A series of 4 images taken from a 2019 artwork called “Not Better Yet” by Panteha Abareshi. The piece captures a contortive bodily performance done on a hospital bed, while a sound composition using recordings of my doctors and nurses that the artist captured in the hospital play over the super 8mm footage. The figure in the photos wears an outfit made of white bandages, and even without the accompanying audio, their poses are awkward and rife with vulnerability and frustration.