The dollhouse erases all but the frontal view; its appearance is the realization of the self as property, the body as container of objects, perpetual and incontaminable…[Dollhouses] have been extravagant displays of upper-class ways of life that were meant to stop time and thus present the illusion of a perfectly complete and hermetic world (Susan Stewart from On Longing)
As Artists, we are no longer only artisans making portraits for the wealthy, but rather we are intellectual artists able to comment on class identity and challenge the constructs of a class based society. My interests as a multi-media artist who works in photography, video and performance are to investigate how time and class intersect.
When I am alone navigating time and space in a giant dollhouse of both physical objects and nostalgic memories, I long for something I cannot have: I cannot reclaim my childhood; it does not work like that. My hope is that through the critique of both confused time and bourgeois space I can reveal the fragility of human longing.
Howard's Room 50'' x 40'' Archival Inkjet Print
School Chair (Mud Room) 50'' x 40'' Archival Inkjet Print
Grandma's table and chairs 50'' x 40'' Archival Inkjet Print
Fake Roses (Living Room) 50'' x 40'' Archival Inkjet Print
Parent's Room 50'' x 40'', Archival Inkjet Print
Housekeeping (Yellow Room) 50'' x 40'' Archival Inkjet Print
Mom's Books 50'' x 40'' Archival Inkjet Print
Animals (Study) 40'' x 50'' Archival Inkjet Print
Dad's Piano (Living Room) 40'' x 50'' Archival Inkjet Print
In Mom's Room
In Dad's Lap
Hand Claps
Hand Claps
Howard, Beth and the Bear
Howard, Beth and the Bear
Bobbing for Apples
Red Tricycle
Tongue
Awkward
Ballet
Party Dress
Party Dress
Bubble
Bubble
Pop
Pop
Red Tricycle
Towels
Slide
Ballet
Birthday Candles
Birthday Candles
Wheelbarrow
Kitchen
Kitchen
Surprise
Surprise
Handstand Preparation
Plastic Cup
Handstands
Handstand Preparation
Plastic Cup
Installation View
Installation view
Installation View