ARTIST EXHIBITION STATEMENT
What We Carry is an ongoing project using portraiture to investigate sustained vigilance as a source of trauma. Through portraits of women and gender non-conforming individuals with what we physically carry on us for protection, viewers are invited to acknowledge the emotional burden such ownership requires.
In our current political climate, personal weaponry is a charged and polarizing topic. What We Carry contains difficult images, including portraits of individuals with guns. This project engages with the nuances and subtleties of weapon ownership, including the paradox of purchasing the very weapons used to target your own community.
Adina, Pepper Spray
2023
16" X 24"
$175
Angela, Knives
2023
16" X 24"
$175
Ashley, Knives
2023
16" X 24"
$175
Caroline, Boxcutter
2023
16" X 24"
$175
Deloris, Keys
2023
16" X 24"
$175
El, Taser
2023
16" X 24"
$175
Jill, Knife, Stabber
2023
16" X 24"
$175
Kendra, Knife
2023
16" X 24"
$175
Lean, Bike Lock, Boxcutter
2023
16" X 24"
$175
M, BB Gun
2023
16" X 24"
$175
Sally, Pocketknife
2023
20" X 30"
$225
Shannon, Petrified Wood
2023
16" X 24"
$175
Zoe, Gun
2023
16" X 24"
$175
Alex, Knife
2023
16" X 24"
$175
Anna, Grandfather’s Knife
2023
20" X 30"
$225
Baylee, Flail, Knife
2023
16" X 24"
$175
Chloe, Keys
2023
16" X 24"
$175
El, Taser (Detail)
2023
16" X 24"
$175
Grace, Stun Gun
2023
16" X 24"
$175
Katherine, Taser
2023
16" X 24"
$175
Keon, Pepper Spray
2023
16" X 24"
$175
M, Knife
2023
16" X 24"
$175
Michelle and Toby, Keys
2023
16" X 24"
$175
Sarah, Taser
2023
16" X 24"
$175
Taylor, Pepper Spray
2023
16" X 24"
$175
Zoe, Guns
2023
20" X 30"
$225