After Kempf Installation Image
2012
After Kempf is an exploration into lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender hate crimes. Using mixed media, including ceramic, concrete, and found materials, I transform everyday objects that have been used as weapons in specific hate crime cases. As I twist and contort wet clay, the weapons become a stand in for the bodies intwined in an act of violent urgency and physical intimacy. The disturbance of everyday objects calls into question the very system in which they exist.
Extinguish
2012, Stoneware ceramic and metal, 4x6x16”
Plunge
2012, Stoneware ceramic and wood, 30x32x40”
Plunge, (Detail)
2012, Stoneware ceramic and wood, 30x32x40”
Diced (Cans of Tomatoes)
2012, Stoneware ceramic, metal and wood, 4x6x36”
Diced (Cans of Tomatoes), (Detail)
2012, Stoneware ceramic, metal and wood, 4x6x36”
Diced (Cans of Tomatoes), (Detail)
2012, Stoneware ceramic, metal and wood, 4x6x36”
Nail
2012, Stoneware ceramic and metal, 2x3x10”
Sanitize
2011, Stoneware ceramic, 6x6x9”
Bone Bat and Slab
2012, Stoneware ceramic and concrete, 12x24x48”