I’m thrilled to be part of Pain Points, a Women’s Caucus for Art online exhibition. My artist’s book, Party out of Bounds is included.
Roe v Wade being overturned activated me to create book works that reflect the status of body politics facing women in the United States. This conceptual book pairs the notion of a bipartisan political system and sexuauality-based violence against women. As the imagery escalates with hand-stitching upon the intermediary negatives of the cyanotypes, the question hangs, what kind of party is this? Provoking further examination, the images alternated between positives and negatives asking the viewer to assign their personal affiliations to the progression.
For the 6-panel concertina bind, I found parallels between the struggle on the marbling vat with pushing and pulling of the colors in Red and Blue and the acceleration of political turmoil within America.
Typically using the leftovers from the completed book, I enjoy the colophon process for each book work. This creates a unique colophon format and adds to the conceptual possibilities. Detritus, the waste or the shed, seems more important now than previously.
Pain Points
April 10 – May 17, 2025
Curators: Allicette Torres, WCA Regional Northeast Chair, New York and Amanda Banks, WCA Board Member, Alabama
“We grapple with unprecedented challenges in a world that is on fire. Evidence on the global state of women is clear. We face increasing barriers to bodily autonomy, rising mortality rates, and the reversal of long-established legal protections. Our voices are often met with indifference or dismissal when raised in discontent. Yet, we refuse to be silenced. Our experiences, our pain points, are real and deserve recognition.” (from the curators)
Online Exhibition via Kunstmatrix
View Exhibition HERE
