Join curio. Gallery & Creative Supply for the opening of Yes I Am Human I Know You Were Wondering featuring collages by Erin Dorney. Dorney’s collages play with depth- not just near and far, but the depth of thought and place. A depth that makes you consider the boundaries. Where you draw the line between the collage and the poem. Are they one-in-the-same, or is there a distinction? Does a line need to exist in the first place? In a few thoughtfully placed words she creates a narrative, touches on an emotion or a memory, and evokes a sense of atmosphere. They can keep you at arms length or pull you in close. Each one is razor sharp in the pairing of their text and imagery. Some have humor, others have a ring of wisdom that read like maxims for the here, now, and gone. —————— Erin Dorney is a conceptual poet and artist based in upstate New York. She is the author of Yes I Am Human I Know You Were Wondering (Autofocus, March 2025), The Usual Arteries (Illuminated Press), Grating, Darling, Full of Dirt (Common Meter Press), I Am Not Famous Anymore: Poems After Shia LaBeouf (Mason Jar Press), and many zines and artist’s books. She is the managing editor at Sarabande Books. Erin’s writing has been published in Autofocus, Tolka, HAD, and other literary journals. Her literary artwork and installations have been featured at the Center for Maine Contemporary Art, Hennepin Theatre Trust, the Minnesota Center for Book Arts, and Susquehanna Art Museum. She is the co-founder of Fear No Lit, a NYSCA Support for Artists grantee, and participated in the CRNY Artist Employment Program from 2022-2024.

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