a_RESTROOM
."a_RESTROOM", is a work that exemplifies my difficulty with navigating public spaces and communal objects after developing obsessive compulsive disorder. The 'RESTROOM' sign is utilized ironically here as these facilities often cause myself the... More
Danger Due To (1)
A print apart of a series of 'Danger Due To' signs that have been purposely altered and obstructed to add varying levels of uncertainty. By adding these fluctuating degrees of uncertainty to a certain object I create ideas of doubt within... More
Danger Due To (2)
.A print apart of a series of 'Danger Due To' signs that have been purposely altered and obstructed to add varying levels of uncertainty. By adding these fluctuating degrees of uncertainty to a certain object I create ideas of doubt within... More
Danger Due To (3)
A print apart of a series of 'Danger Due To' signs that have been purposely altered and obstructed to add varying levels of uncertainty. By adding these fluctuating degrees of uncertainty to a certain object I create ideas of doubt within... More
Danger Due To (4)
A print apart of a series of 'Danger Due To' signs that have been purposely altered and obstructed to add varying levels of uncertainty. By adding these fluctuating degrees of uncertainty to a certain object I create ideas of doubt within... More
Installation
HAND//WASH
HAND//WASH is an installation that replicates an intrusive thought I have previously experienced into a tangible and physical form. This structure utilizes repeated text, clockwise and counterclockwise movements, and irregular rotation cycles to... More
Two Red Lines
.A large woodblock print of two gradient red lines that are printed from reliefs of covid tests. This print came to be from the potent resurgence of my obsessive-compulsive disorder due to the recent COVID-19 pandemic as well as it's continuing... More
Work by
Derek Berry
Printmaking and Publications
“Intrusive thoughts are the misaligned, abrupt and taboo mental absurdities that we all experience. These intrusions vary in frequency and intensity between each person that can lead to distress,...” [More]