A number of small and short video works, photography and process images from the proverb and domestic collections. The performances are characterized by their playful and instinctual nature, focusing on limited movement, primary colours and themes of surrealism and the absurd. Some of the main influences of this body of work include Bauhaus performance art, and works by renowned artists like Laurie Simmons and Bruce Neuman.
Artistic Performance
videos
Pins & Needles
Proverb Collection
2021
Video Performance
While my work "Pins and Needles" pays homage to Nauman's "Feet of Clay", I use the familiar imagery to highlight other aspects of the biblical narrative, ironically by using the very same technique Nauman uses for his photography. The feet of clay still stand for hidden flaws, or undesirable characteristics, whether these be mental or corporeal. Unlike Nauman's work the clay is shaped to closer mimic the appearance of the foot, making the additions of the pins and needles more uncomfortable for the viewer to experience, mirroring the physical and psychological discomfort of the actual condition. Pins and needles are commonly caused by the lack of blood circulation to the extremities making these numb. The sensation of tingling is the body's response to the return of the feeling. However pins and needles, are also common to people such as myself prone to anxiety, panic attacks and hyperventilation. The saying "to be on pins and needles" refers to being nervous, impatient or anxious.
The red of the feet acts in direct reference to my previous work If It Wasn't Attached To You... standing for the flaw, the trauma in the form of Oedipus' pierced ankles, the attempt to overlook it and hide it with clay, which soon becomes numb, only for the pins and needles to kick in and become painful.
Merge
Domestic Collection
2021
Video Performance
Night Out, In
Domestic Collection
2021
Video
Consultalo Con La Almohada
Domestic Collection
2021
Photograph
Milk
Domestic Collection
2021
Video