HomeBody
HomeBody compares the domestic sphere and the body at sites of both healing and trauma, complex vessels that hold our lives and memories but also have the potential to betray or fall short in keeping safe what and who is inside. Additionally, these works examine the performance of Self; we are each a collection of infinite memories and experiences from personal and ancestral histories, yet we are reduced to one body, the roles we hold within the spaces we occupy, and the way our performances of these roles are interpreted by others. I use self-portraiture to examine my autonomy or lack thereof in my body, my childhood home, and within my family system. In mixed media drawings, my figure dons a leotard to mark me a player in the roles of “daughter”, “sister”, “girl”, and “woman”.
a primal dwelling, 2024
I cried all over the front yard, 2024
stitched together, tearing apart, 2024
unmade, 2024
a primal dwelling, 2024
gouache, charcoal, chalk pastel, ink, acrylic, beads, keys, string
32”w x 24”h
I cried all over the front yard, 2024
gouache, ink, charcoal, chalk pastel, graphite, beads, thread
28.5”w x 30.5”h
stitched together, tearing apart, 2024
gouache, acrylic, ink, magazine clippings, paper
84”w x 65”h
unmade, 2024
paper, gouache, pastel, ink, acrylic, thread, childhood bed frame
75”w x 38”d x 30.5”h