As curators Amber Berson and Juliana Driever describe: “Shane Aslan Selzer’s work, Horizonline: Gowanus (2013-2016) makes visible the tensions between being a parent and an artist. The artist takes photographs from her bedroom window in her small Brooklyn apartment, with the aim of producing at least one composition each day. The project explores the sense of isolation many parents experience while home with their child, whether on supported parental leave or forced to leave their work because their jobs pay less than the cost of childcare.” Selzer’s work speaks to the artworld’s restrictive inner workings—from demanding social calendars to high-commitment low-paying opportunities—that make it incredibly difficult for parents to continue their artistic careers. Moreover, it addresses the seclusion and absence that new parents often feel from spending most of their time indoors. She is consequently forced to reckon with her isolation and adapt through more creative means to survive as both a mother and an artist. The resultant photographs of her project were collaged into several video loops of Manhattan’s skyline as seen from her window in Brooklyn. Manhattan becomes a stand in for the art world, a distanced place she watches from afar. In the background, we can discreetly hear the soft exchanges between the artist and her child, reminding us that her role as a mother is always operative even as she produces art.