The Guilty Feminist 499. Where You End and I Begin with Lindsey Mendick
Sep 7, 2026
Lindsey Mendick, a British contemporary artist celebrated for witty, autobiographical ceramic installations, discusses discovering Tracey Emin and finding her artistic voice. She explores love, codependency, couples therapy, body image, medication, and the domestic realities of long-term intimacy. Her exhibition becomes a vivid journey through desire, shame, fusion, motherhood, and the messy boundaries between two people.
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How Tracy Emin Opened Lindsey Mendick’s Artistic World
- Lindsey Mendick discovered art as a teenager after teachers showed her Tracy Emin’s work.
- She recreated a list of everyone she had kissed, and classmates turned it into a participatory piece by adding their names.
Artists Find Their Voice By Starting With Imitation
- Artists often begin by copying the language of people they admire before developing an independent voice.
- Repeatedly making work helps creators absorb influences, make mistakes, and gradually find their own rhythm.
A Plane Panic Inspired Where You End And I Begin
- A panic attack on a post-pandemic flight inspired the exhibition’s title, Where You End and I Begin.
- Mendick realized that her relationship had both enriched her identity and disrupted the independence she built before meeting Guy.
