her environment #7: murmurs and palpitations, tcc gallery, chicago, il, 2018
performed at 13th street repertory theatre for act up's situational conflicts/ conflictual situations; curated by nick faust (2017)
con-tain-er performance document (2017)
ut-austin, crate, computer screen, lcd tv, 2 hd 1080 video, balloons, spotlights and 2 speaker sets, 2017
the con-tain-er installation excavates the shipping container industry and traces historic "flows" of people and goods: the silk road, spice trade, triangular trade including slavery, columbian exchange to the most current, refugees. the present-day movement of goods across borders, zones and spaces is commonplace in our daily reality; however, it is relegated to the background of our contemporary globalization. the performance work done through the popping of balloons and patrolling an artificial border of amazon-ordered catch-all "international" flags calls to attention the axis on which cultural exchanges have occurred. through text and the femme body of an employee in an all-black attire wearing a blue-tooth device, the worker is provided instruction on how to speak about the history of global exchanges. she ruminates on a different method of circulation that is equity-driven rather than profit-driven. circulation is emblematic of the global shipping industry. this installation refers to the uneven spread of globalization, specifically how corporate production purposefully makes invisible off-shore labor into an easily discarded tag of "made in___."
Exhibitions
- 2018 Her Environment #7: Murmurs and Palpitations, TCC Gallery, Chicago, IL
- 2018 Digital Carnival, Vancouver, BC; Curated by Cinevolution Media Arts Team
- 2017 An Elsewhere Within Here, ACRE Projects, Chicago, IL; Curated by Josh Rios
- 2017 New Normal, The Hangar – UMAM D&R, Istanbul, TR; Curated by Hiba Farhat and Murat Adash
- 2017 Electric Women Archive, Curated by Lauren Valley, Online
Press
- 2018 Review: Between the Body and the Touchscreen: A Review of “Her Environment #7: Murmurs and Palpitations” at TCC Gallery, Luke Fidler, Newcity
- 2017 “The New Normal” at Supa Salon, Istanbul, Mousee Magazine
Lecture
2018 Go Amazonify Yourself! Skype Lecture (in conjunction with Her Environment #7: Murmurs and Palpitations exhibition,) Online, Chicago, IL & Austin, TX
Peformance
2017 Conflict Situations/Situational Conflict Performance Festival, 13th Street Repertory Theater, New York, NY; Arranged by Nick Faust, ACT UP