The introductory essay to Femme Salée’s second art journal issue, Care & Dependency. The inspiration for Femme Salée’s second art journal issue, Care & Dependency, comes from the collaborative work of New York-based artists & collaborators Park McArthur (b. 1984) & Constantina Zavitsanos (b. 1977).

Care & dependency are two concepts rarely discussed in the art world, let alone in the public sphere. “Care” can be defined in a multitude of ways. Dependency—specifically in the case of (dis)ability—is an unwilling reliance on another bodymind, institution, nutrition, medication, &/or technology, etc.