Westover Place
5075 Forest Hill Ave. Richmond VA
Reception: 5-8pm, April 13, 2019
On View: April 13-21, 2019
We Were Once Proud Creatures was the culmination of my practice throughout my senior year. I was hoping to immerse the audience into the space and make them question their own presence and gaze. The room is littered with clothes, masks, and skins. Its a closet, a gallery, a bathroom. The room has been painted white to hide its history, but the water damage is already seeping through.
Works on display:
I Can't Wait For the Rut to Really Kick In (2019)
We Were Once Proud Creatures (2019)
many other unnamed objects, costumes, and props from other works
Mask used in I Can't Wait For The Rut To Really Kick In
Rubber, Spray Paint
Part of a costume for an upcoming project ;)
Silicone, Foam
What I like to call my 'skin suits'. This is a process in which wear a morph suit or other form fitting clothing, and paint it while on my body. The suits begin to hold my shape after a few layers, functioning like a skin or exoskeleton. The more I move around and use them, the more they crack and deteriorate; revealing the previous layers beneath.
Spandex, Acrylic, Latex
Skin suit from I Can't Wait For The Rut To Really Kick In
Skin suit (pink) from The Windmill Point Monster and Aisle Number B
11/22/18 (projected)
I Can't Wait For The Rut To Really Kick In (projected)
Plaster mixed with Oil Based Enamel
Worn Spandex Mask coated in Silicone
Wood, Wool from Hunting Hat
Antler Headband, Oil Paint, Found Employees Only Sign
Three toilets found on-site. Used as seating for the audience
My boots