TAMARA ALBAITIS:

1. What is the nearest object to you?

My breath.

2. Where do you draw the line?

In doubt.

3. How do you know when you've crossed the line?

When fear takes over.

4. Is it harder to do less?

What? Draw the line? very easy to do

5. What is curiosity?

Playful interest.

6. Who do you make work for?

Everyone and no one in particular - but mostly for myself.

7.← or → , ↑ or ↓ ?

Depends on the impulse

8. What should an artwork do?

At least one or more of the follow: engage, inspire, mimic, make you question, make you laugh, make you cry, make you shout, make you evolve, make you feel bloated, make you wanna puke, make you question normalcy, make you think of cliches, make you mad, make you wanna take a drive through a quiet forest road, make you wanna drive off a cliff, make you nostalgic, make you jump into action, make you wanna fall asleep, make you wanna have sex, make you wanna kill the government, make you wanna support democracy, make you want to find love, make you want to find hate, make you numb, make you question technology, make you dye your hair, make you eat chocolate, make you call your mother, make you feel itchy, make you feel desirable, make you want to shake Cary Grant's hand, make you want to understand how to cultivate Bonsai Trees - above all, an artwork should instigate some sort of response..

9. Does your work ASK or ANSWER questions?

How is answering and asking different?

10. "purposefully purposeless"?

Exactly

11. Why make Art?

Why not?

12. How do you find out what you don't know?

Google it.

13. Do you have a role as an artist?

I only answer to myself.

14. What sustains your practice?

My perception, my creativity and my breath.

15. How are you doing?

Fucking excellent.