Constructed from a repurposed HO train layout, PEEP reflects on the voyeuristic relationship we have with art and female imagery, and trains our eyes toward the promise of seduction and the forbidden. With a nod to Duchamp’s dark, humorous, intriguing assemblage Étant donnés and the dismembered and deconstructed part-objects of Louise Bourgeois’ sculptures, Peep reflects upon organs, organisms, organizations, organelles.
PEEP is designed so that the observer can only see enclosed objects/ videos by purposefully looking through small holes so that the viewer’s physical self is pressed into a realm of unease by alternating images of chaos and the sublime. Combining videos of frenzied insects feeding on a hidden carcass, obsessive stimming on ribbons, zippers, hand movements, vocal folds vibrating, and the repetitive stabbing of a knife through running water, the installation develops a language of desire, obsession, fear, and maybe disgust for those corporally faint at heart.
*This piece is currently in the works and will be shown in March 2024 in the Women on the Verge show, at the Westbeth Gallery in Manhattan.