Jarad Bruinstroop

All surprises tell us something. They ‘crystal(ise) what it means to have a vulnerable body and fallible mind in a world of unpredictable and chaotic events,’ in the words of Christopher Miller. Cho’s audacious, dexterous, self-determining surprises remind us that this is the point – everything, from our cultural touchstones to our selves, is endlessly revisable, capable of broader, deeper, truer versions.

Nobody in Rome cares / that I have begun / to devour you. / In the hostel this morning / and again tonight. / Even on the basilica stairs / while the nuns pray inside.