Body/Identity Series
During my time as a BFA student, I attempted to re-frame the discussion around bodies and identity. I wanted to unravel my own biases about gender roles and gender identities attached unthinkingly to our bodies.
Using materials like paper, thread, and yarn, I created figures with geometric head shapes and simplified, blurred, or transparent bodies. While still human(oid) and still distinctly individual, these characters retain self-agency and fluidity, and act as a language to describe feelings of queerness.
An Army of Lovers Cannot Lose • 2016 • Western Gallery, Bellingham
abaca, polyester organza, monofilament, cotton, yarn & thread scraps, polyfil
2015 • Old Cascade Laundry Building, Bellingham
A Body is A Myth • 2016 • Dakota Gallery, Bellingham
sisal, machine embroidery
Unidentified, Unspecified • 2015
cotton, abaca, polyfil, machine embroidery
