~ Endless ~

Endless, 2019, digital projection, 3D animation, rear projection screen, 71x126", 10:00 min. 

Confronted by a suspended vertical image plane that stands almost 11 feet tall, a projection displays 2D images that fold, bend and twist as they meander at varying speeds in an endless stream. A monochromatic composition within a black void, fragmented and invisible forces affect cropped images of female bodies. Together, gravity and wind push and pull the pieces, becoming a metaphor for the ubiquitous trafficking of images in today’s digitized society. The appropriated images used in this animation are sourced from the Internet, found using varying keywords in image searches from files tagged with assorted words: woman, female, female body, feminine, etc. Just like the attributes of the digital image, female representation for me remains in a state of continual flux and instability. Hard to define and pin down, Endless displays this mystifying gesture as a sensation of visual pleasure. The tumbling, folding, and creasing images create a quiet atmosphere within the gallery, where viewers can contemplate if, how, and when these images will settle.