HOURGLASSPEARRECTANGLEINVERTEDTRIANGLEBLOB

HOURGLASSPEARRECTANGLEINVERTEDTRIANGLEBLOB

The clothesline installation titled Hourglasspearrectangleinvertedtriangleblob, features sheer, layered organza prints hung on the domestic architecture of a clothesline. The title references (and generalizes) female body types, such as apple, pear, hourglass, rectangle, inverted triangle, V-shape, and blob. The graphic imagery on these textiles reinvents a childhood snowman figure, which reveals itself as a series of personas, including friends, guests, twins, clowns, ghosts, and blondes.

The artwork is an interactive installation featuring a clothesline. People can walk through transparent pathways. As they move, the imagery changes, and the textiles shift and move, creating a dynamic experience.  I aim for viewers to feel like they are being transported into a weirdly familiar immersive space.

The snowman holds a special significance in my work as a symbol of my DNA, rooted in my matrilineage, which embraces a voluptuous, snowperson-type body. These figures also connect to a collective artist's unconscious, referencing iconic forms such as the Venus of Willendorf, the Michelin Man, Casper the Friendly Ghost, and other representations of femininity and kitsch. The snowman figure functions as an identity avatar, embodying both real and imagined states of being, exploring themes of body image, science fiction, the metaphysical, nature, and political thought. It holds a duality, simultaneously cheerful and clownish, yet dark and forceful—acting as a powerful symbol of contrast.