Tacha argues in her third installment of The Process of Aging that age 65 is a subtle plateau in aging. Continually drawing parallels throughout the journey of aging, she remarks that “in old age we return to the weaknesses of childhood.” She also observes the genetic influence on age, noticing that she looks and acts more like her mother than her father as she grows older. Tacha is every bit as reflective and vulnerable here as in any installment, as she focuses on small changes in posture, the glaring persistence of nagging injuries, as well as sensory deterioration and memory loss.

From our exhibition Athena Tacha, The Complete Bookworks 1970 to Present: “Tacha’s accordion-fold pocket books are “meditations on a particular aspect of life, describing ordinary acts and phenomena such as scratching dandruff from the scalp, considering which groceries to buy in the supermarket, or the appearance of wrinkles with age. Tacha’s reflections bring to light the broader implications of these seemingly commonplace events, making allusions to the ecological, sociological, and political impacts of our personal choices and emotions and visa versa. Just as often, Tacha’s reflections stay within the intimate scope of the act or object described and leave the reader to draw their own conclusions.”