So It Seems, 2021
Statement:
Memory is powerful, yet paradoxical. Fragmented and mutable, its pliability causes us to question the truthfulness of personal narratives and family mythologies. My assemblage sculptures are meditations on the nature of memory and how we construct stories about our lived experiences. By intertwining found and sculpted objects, I invite viewers to indulge in the human tendency to seek relationships between disparate elements. Each work includes figurative sculpture, such as busts or fragmented body parts, and these elements help construct narratives. I use pre-made items to evoke different time frames. Each viewer’s mind builds distinctive relationships among the objects. These individualized constructions mirror the plurality of truths embedded within a single memory.
Exhibition images:
(Photography by Coorain Devin)
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Exhibition View
Exhibition View
Exhibition View
Exhibition View, Great-grandma Louetta the Steward, version 2
She/I, From my stories about me
She/I, From my stories about me
Exhibition view
Exhibition view
Virtual exhibition tour (recorded from an Instagram Live on April 18, 2021)
Artwork images:
(Photography by Coorain Devin)
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Great-Grandma Louetta the Steward, version 2 Earthenware, living room lamp, wax, placemat, scent of Lip Smackers and Caboodles melting in the back window of the family sedan 22 x 12 x 12 inches
Great-Grandma Louetta the Steward, version 2 Earthenware, living room lamp, wax, placemat, scent of Lip Smackers and Caboodles melting in the back window of the family sedan 22 x 12 x 12 inches
Great-Grandma Louetta the Steward, version 2 Earthenware, living room lamp, wax, placemat, scent of Lip Smackers and Caboodles melting in the back window of the family sedan 22 x 12 x 12 inches
Great-Grandma Louetta the Steward, version 2 Earthenware, living room lamp, wax, placemat, scent of Lip Smackers and Caboodles melting in the back window of the family sedan 22 x 12 x 12 inches
The Women on My Mom’s Side Earthenware, couch fabric, sweater fabric, kitchen linoleum, seashell, deviled egg tray, fence post, window trim, glass, wax 71 x 19 x 19 inches
The Women on My Mom’s Side Earthenware, couch fabric, sweater fabric, kitchen linoleum, seashell, deviled egg tray, fence post, window trim, glass, wax 71 x 19 x 19 inches
The Women on My Mom’s Side Earthenware, couch fabric, sweater fabric, kitchen linoleum, seashell, deviled egg tray, fence post, window trim, glass, wax 71 x 19 x 19 inches
The Women on My Mom’s Side Earthenware, couch fabric, sweater fabric, kitchen linoleum, seashell, deviled egg tray, fence post, window trim, glass, wax 71 x 19 x 19 inches
The Newville House I Knew Earthenware, knick-knack shelf, wax, couch upholstery
The Newville House I Knew Earthenware, knick-knack shelf, wax, couch upholstery
The Newville House I Knew Earthenware, knick-knack shelf, wax, couch upholstery
The Newville House I Knew Earthenware, knick-knack shelf, wax, couch upholstery
She/I, From my stories about me Earthenware, couch fabric, sweater fabric, bedsheet, plaster, lightning cable, carpet, kitchen ceiling light cover, dining room chair arm 28 x 36 x 18 inches
She/I, From my stories about me Earthenware, couch fabric, sweater fabric, bedsheet, plaster, lightning cable, carpet, kitchen ceiling light cover, dining room chair arm 28 x 36 x 18 inches
She/I, From my stories about me Earthenware, couch fabric, sweater fabric, bedsheet, plaster, lightning cable, carpet, kitchen ceiling light cover, dining room chair arm 28 x 36 x 18 inches
She/I, From my stories about me Earthenware, couch fabric, sweater fabric, bedsheet, plaster, lightning cable, carpet, kitchen ceiling light cover, dining room chair arm 28 x 36 x 18 inches
Through Family Lines Glass casts of my Grandpa, Dad, and Brother’s hands, kiln cast glass, artificial turf, kitchen chair back, lightning cable, phone cord, macramé hanger, dining room chandelier chain, wax 88 x 19 x 10 inches
Through Family Lines Glass casts of my Grandpa, Dad, and Brother’s hands, kiln cast glass, artificial turf, kitchen chair back, lightning cable, phone cord, macramé hanger, dining room chandelier chain, wax 88 x 19 x 10 inches
Through Family Lines Glass casts of my Grandpa, Dad, and Brother’s hands, kiln cast glass, artificial turf, kitchen chair back, lightning cable, phone cord, macramé hanger, dining room chandelier chain, wax 88 x 19 x 10 inches
Through Family Lines Glass casts of my Grandpa, Dad, and Brother’s hands, kiln cast glass, artificial turf, kitchen chair back, lightning cable, phone cord, macramé hanger, dining room chandelier chain, wax 88 x 19 x 10 inches
Family Mythologies II Inherited and found furniture, plaster 42 x 72 x 19 inches
Family Mythologies II Inherited and found furniture, plaster 42 x 72 x 19 inches