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The Longest Leg, exhibition view.

The Longest Leg, exhibition view.
A skirt is hanging from the ceiling against a gray concrete wall in the background.

Uniform, 2019. Tartan skirt with monitor. 


A skirt is hanging from the ceiling against a gray concrete wall in the background.  The torso of a person wearing a bright blue long sleeve t-shirt emerges from the bottom of the skirt- the person has their head and neck inside the suspended skirt.
Uniform, 2019. Tartan skirt with monitor.
This is a detailed view inside the skirt. An iPhone depicting a still from a video is hung by a metal mount, centered in the picture against a backdrop of pleated tartan fabric. The still in the video is depicting the window of a red brick building as seen from the outside. Inside the window there is the lower part of the naked body of a white person, butt and legs, the person is 'mooning' the window and has black dots on each buttcheck.
Uniform, 2019. Tartan skirt with monitor. Detail. https://vimeo.com/355421368
A tall metal structure with 9 terracotta roof shingles assembled in a row.
Tall Roof, 2019. Terracotta shingles, steel. 30” x 18” x 75”
A close up of a tall metal structure with 9 terracotta roof shingles assembled in a row.
Tall Roof, 2019. Detail.
A wooden desk placed against a white wall. Under the table, a monitor oriented vertically displays a still from a video. The still shows a pair of legs and the arm of a white person, The person seems to be hiking up a red tartan skirt with one hand.

The Mule, 2019. Monitor, table, steel mount. https://vimeo.com/355421738

A flat screen monitor is sitting on the ground against a gray concrete  wall that has a silver electrical pipe hung about a foot parallel to the ground. There is a black cable plugged into an outlet. Displayed on the screen is an image of the concrete wall behind the monitor, with a line of black subtitles across the bottom of the screen that reads " The bus suddenly stops and this guy looks up"
Bus Triangle, 2019. Monitor, steel. https://vimeo.com/355421561
Image of a monitor mounted vertically. The monitor displays a still of a video, which shows the top of a skirt with a long, pale, fleshy shape coming out of it.

Leg Loop, 2019.
https://vimeo.com/355421191
Image of a monitor mounted vertically. The monitor displays a still of a video, which shows the top of a skirt with a long, pale, fleshy shape coming out of it.

Leg Loop, 2019. Detail. 
A charcoal gray pleated skirt, 8 feet tall, and about a foot and a half wide,  hangs suspended from the ceiling, reaching to about half a foot from the ground. It resembles a column.
Caryatid, 2021. Polyester fabric, metal.15" x 15" x 96"
The left side of the image shows a close up of charcoal gray pleats. In the background there is an out of focus brown table against a white wall.
Caryatid, 2021. Detail. 
Grid 1: Red, green and black, 2021, Ink on paper, 24 x 19 in.

Grid 2: Burgundy, Green and Yellow 2021, Ink on paper, 24 x 19 in.



Grid 3: Navy blue, Green and Yellow 2021, Ink on paper, 24 x 19 in.
Grid 1: Red, green and black
Grid 2: Burgundy, Green and Yellow, detail.

The Longest Leg 2019-2021 used an anecdote of witnessed sexual harassment as a framework to explore relationships of power through vision. The works mimic the strategies for displacing vision on the part of the harasser (using a camera in place of sight, recording instead of touching, releasing the video to the internet instead of a live humiliation), while also reflecting on the involvement of the witness as a participant in the assault.  This work was most recently exhibited in Fuller Rosen Gallery in Portland, OR, curated by Laurel V. McLaughlin.


The Longest Leg, exhibition view.

The Longest Leg, exhibition view.

Uniform, 2019. Tartan skirt with monitor. 


Uniform, 2019. Tartan skirt with monitor.
Uniform, 2019. Tartan skirt with monitor. Detail. https://vimeo.com/355421368
Tall Roof, 2019. Terracotta shingles, steel. 30” x 18” x 75”
Tall Roof, 2019. Detail.

The Mule, 2019. Monitor, table, steel mount. https://vimeo.com/355421738

Bus Triangle, 2019. Monitor, steel. https://vimeo.com/355421561

Leg Loop, 2019.
https://vimeo.com/355421191

Leg Loop, 2019. Detail. 
Caryatid, 2021. Polyester fabric, metal.15" x 15" x 96"
Caryatid, 2021. Detail. 
Grid 1: Red, green and black, 2021, Ink on paper, 24 x 19 in.

Grid 2: Burgundy, Green and Yellow 2021, Ink on paper, 24 x 19 in.



Grid 3: Navy blue, Green and Yellow 2021, Ink on paper, 24 x 19 in.
Grid 1: Red, green and black
Grid 2: Burgundy, Green and Yellow, detail.

The Longest Leg 2019-2021 used an anecdote of witnessed sexual harassment as a framework to explore relationships of power through vision. The works mimic the strategies for displacing vision on the part of the harasser (using a camera in place of sight, recording instead of touching, releasing the video to the internet instead of a live humiliation), while also reflecting on the involvement of the witness as a participant in the assault.  This work was most recently exhibited in Fuller Rosen Gallery in Portland, OR, curated by Laurel V. McLaughlin.