Disclosures
Six floating chiffon panels, supported to the gallery only by the two D-rings that the line from which they are hanging was tied. The panels were dye-sublimation printed, using images scanned from a copy of Gender Trouble, which I am illuminating with allegorical images of my experiences. Text from a personal narrative was written onto the panels with a transparent substance that blocked the passage of light, creating the projection of text that was only visible from certain angles. Because the panels were unmoored at the bottom, they would move in response to a viewer's movements; anyone trying to read the panels would have to wait for them to resume their original drape, if they moved close enough to see the text.
LED lights, dye-sublimation printed chiffon, transparent medium, text from personal narrative, pages from Judith Butler's Gender Trouble, Gel pens, paracord, D-rings
Pentiment
Pentiment was a gallery-wide installation, featuring precisely calibrated lights such to project silhouette shadows and abstract color onto the walls, in the shape of both text and figures. It consists of two sub-works– the free-standing painted diptych “Synthesis” and the floating text-based “Disclosures”. The lighting was very low, just enough to see the works and enact the projections. Depending on the viewer's movements and position, the images would appear differently– either revealing aspects or the order of their construction, or appearing as complete images. This work was designed to be experienced in-person, so as to experience these variously angled viewpoints.
