Body Processes: Internal + External
We are living in society in which anti-flesh puritanism has occupied our bodies and minds for centuries. With multitudes of sensory stimuli circulating around us in the 21st Century, equally extreme visual and physical stimuli may be necessary to renew our body consciousness and awareness of the flesh. This is where my work comes in. Inspired by the necessity for body awareness, my work is informed by biological processes, sexually subversive aesthetics and a disassociation from puritan notions of bodily shame.
My current body of work consists of jewelry that objectifies our internal or shameful bodily processes, making them external and impossible to ignore. The artworks confront the wearer with their own bodies, toying with discomfort, while appealing to the senses in such a way that the pieces intrigue as much as they repel..
Submitted to Winter 2011 Showcase
Body Processes: Internal + External
We are living in society in which anti-flesh puritanism has occupied our bodies and minds for centuries. With multitudes of sensory stimuli circulating around us in the 21st Century, equally extreme visual and physical stimuli may be necessary to renew our body consciousness and awareness of the flesh. This is where my work comes in. Inspired by the necessity for body awareness, my work is informed by biological processes, sexually subversive aesthetics and a disassociation from puritan notions of bodily shame.
My current body of work consists of jewelry that objectifies our internal or shameful bodily processes, making them external and impossible to ignore. The artworks confront the wearer with their own bodies, toying with discomfort, while appealing to the senses in such a way that the pieces intrigue as much as they repel..
Submitted to Winter 2011 Showcase