The Cursed Love of Having
In The Cursed Love of Having I use dark humor to investigate the uneasy intimacy of the modern relationship between human bodies and nature. The work investigates the erotics of power, based on a queer reading of the Greek myths portrayed in the epic poem “The Metamorphoses” by the ancient Roman writer Ovid.
Materials and methods include: latex; camel hair; burned wood; ivy; synthetic hair; rendered animal fat; birdseed; edible sculpture; trail camera surveillance photography; footage from livestream cameras in animal sanctuaries; staged studio photographs; and short stories.
Body Of. Rendered animal fat, birdseed. 5” x 4” x 9”. 2020. and Defrosting a Chicken. Archival inkjet print. 13" x 19". 2019
Body Of. Rendered animal fat, birdseed. 5” x 4” x 9”. 2020.
Defrosting a Chicken. Archival inkjet print. 13" x 19". 2019
Skinned Forest. Latex, moss, burned wood, textile. Dimensions variable. 2020.
Still from "Travel Story I (Horse Riding in Aix-en-Provence)". Video. 3 minutes 14 seconds, 2020.
