Tag Archives: feminism

Feminizing Technology

2004. Installation (Handmade Paper, Sewn Fabric, 3 Sewing Machine Pedals, Micro-controller, Speakers, Projector) “Feminizing Technology” is an exploration of the antithetical pairing of technology (labeled masculine) and domesticity (labeled feminine). Sewing, embroidery and needlework are common signifiers in feminist art, as well as signifiers of my own matrilineage. My grandmother sews, knits, embroiders, etc. and [...]

Comfortable Spaces

2005. Installation, website, brochure, trading cards. Collaboration with Maggie, Sarah, Katie and Stephen in conjunction with the LGBT Resource Center. “Comfortable Space” was a collaborative research project with three undergraduate students, one graduate student (me) and the LGBT Resource Center at Syracuse University. The project was facilitated through the Boundaries in Syracuse course taught by [...]

Do You Know Her?

2005. Installation (Mannequin, Projection, Screen, Trading Cards) “Do You Know Her?” is an exploration of “female archetypes” that appear in women centered magazines from the 1930s to the present. The semiotics that surround advertisements marketed towards women include: home appliances, detergents, beauty products, personal hygiene products, feminine hygiene products, grocery items, children, household products, wedding [...]

Selling Madonna

2006. Series of 8 4″ x 5″ Lenticular Prints. “Selling Madonna” looks at the history of images of mother and child. Specifically the project looks at representations of mother and child in advertising published in parenting magazines in the year 2005 and looks at similar images from renaissance paintings. Together the set of images presents [...]