JoyIn Interactive Installation, Front Door Gallery, The Lilley Museum, University of Nevada Reno 35' x 5'
JoyIn is a series of cardboard pieces that have been collected, screen printed, and spray painted. This installation is a visual guide to building something that sparks curiosity and playfulness, utilizing universal shapes, colors, and handles. Visitors are welcomed and encouraged to contribute to an existing and expanding collage of shapes. Recently I started incorporating the printed surfaces of found objects into my practice: metal platters, wood, cardboard…each with a narrative of cuts, scrapes and nicks that hold a rich history of use.
I shape my work around accessibility, allowing viewers to recognize materials and construction. Growing up with minimal resources, I recognize some of the costs of continually resisting and overcoming barriers. Through visual research in installation practices, I examine the body and question what happens when I am triggered by images, place and time. I work to understand my own story through exploration of recollections, confrontations and resolutions.
I shape my work around accessibility, allowing viewers to recognize materials and construction. Growing up with minimal resources, I recognize some of the costs of continually resisting and overcoming barriers. Through visual research in installation practices, I examine the body and question what happens when I am triggered by images, place and time. I work to understand my own story through exploration of recollections, confrontations and resolutions.
JoyIn was made possible through funding from the Lilley Museum of Art at the University of Nevada Reno. Also a special thank you to Anna Newman.