Author: Elizabeth

Extending Form, 2018
Light is a unique medium because it can fill a room but it doesn’t take up any physical space. It can be controlled by a gesture of the hand or a movement from the body. What happens when light is used to extend the human form? How does it allow the body to extend itself in space?

I created a wearable light sculpture made up of green and brown fabric to blend into the surroundings of nature. The neckline of the wearable is elongated to cover the face. The lights are embedded underneath the long flowing layers of the sculpture. They are able to move freely when motion is applied. The wearable sculpture is a tool that is activated though the motion of the body, pushing the endurance of the body through spinning. This allows the light to expand in the space it is being activated in.

The Discovery of Venus, 2017
Venus was the goddess of sex, beauty, and fertility. She is often depicted nude in art because of her beauty. “The Discovery of Venus” examines Venus through the eyes of a woman and beauty as the grotesque. What is beauty? How is beauty defined? How can women reclaim the gaze and transform how they see themselves?

Documentation of performance during Benaco Arte Artist Residency in Sirmoine, Italy.

The Things I Carry, 2016-2017

“The Things I Carry” explores how we are made up of our experiences and even if we let go they still remain with us. The dress is made up of 42 pockets, each carrying a LED. The LEDs are pulled from the pockets and thrown to the ground then pulled behind the dress.

Documentation of performance during Benaco Arte Artist Residency in Sirmoine, Italy.