Witching Hour will materialise insomnia, symptomatic of nocturnal hormone fluctuations in Menopausal bodies. Through an alchemic set of domestic hacks and arrangements, the installation will replicate the specific embodiment of this insomnia: burning feet, hot flushes, sweat, restless legs, crawling skin, circling thoughts, depression and anxiety. Using light and dark as primary materials, elements of the exhibition will be highlighted and revealed through rotating, dawn-like lighting and pervasive shards of light inspired by curtain cracks.
Accompanying exhibition text, Is it morning yet? written by Katie Lawson.
The exhibition continues until March 23rd, 2024.
—
Witching Hour
2024
Artist’s ankle height, Top Tomato coloured paint, towel ring, towels, Vagisil branding, queen-size pillow dimensions, paper made from pulped pillowcases, vegetable dye, green denim, bleach, pin spots, glass panels, vases, bowls, cookware, glassware, black paint, measurement of water in artist’s body (39L), measurement of last menstrual cycle (387ml), measurement of average daily discharge from vagina (4ml), bedsheet, dried hydrangea flowers from Control yourself (even if you feel dead inside, hurt and barren), 2016, vibrator motors, handbell, mini frying baskets, cookie cutters, manufactured curtain cracks, neon LED strip light, chest freezer, onyx earrings gifted to the artist by Deana, washcloth, pins, estrogen gel bottle, fabric from In this body of work, the symptoms of Menopause become material, 2022, watercolour paper, crimson pencil, artist’s affirmation for imposter syndrome, water/ice, motorised lazy susan, found cracks and holes, dried lavender.
—
Papermaking production courtesy of Paperhouse Studio
Image of red anatomical latex toe socks (short), sourced from Hauteng.