October 19 – November 5, 2023 @ Portland Institute for Contemporary Art

THE ACHE was the third installment of Allie Hankins’ five-part performance series of projects entitled, By My Own Hand. Developed in collaboration with Hannah Krafcik, THE ACHE took shape as 1) a video exhibition, 2) a publication release, and 3) a series of free intergenerational art-making workshops facilitated by local artists dee bustos, Muffie Delgado-Connelly, Midori Hirose, and Ralph Pugay. 

THE ACHE calls attention to the myriad of ways selfhood can be constituted and remixed through creative acts of self-determination, exploring the tension between points of distinction and gradients of interrelation. It was conceived out of a desire to create more crossover between artistic field-based microcosms, to share knowledge of mediums, explore overlaps and divergences across practices, and to embolden artistic exploration of self by anyone at any age. 

THE ACHE’s multichannel video installation includes videography by Allie Hankins, Miles Burnet, Jason Alberts, and Roland Dahwen; design and editing by Hannah Krafcik in collaboration with Allie Hankins; choreography by Allie Hankins with contributions from Linda Austin, claire barrera, keyon gaskin, Takahiro Yamamoto, and Lu Yim; and lighting by Allison Knight-Blaine.

THE ACHE’s publication features layouts by Wes Mueller Illustrations and writing by Allie Hankins and Hannah Krafcik. 

Photo credit: Robert Franklin