"Dirty Laundry"
Installation, September 2021
How do we address harm in our communities? In this piece, I air out my community’s “dirty laundry,” through vinyl garments filled with pebbles and zines. The pebbles represent the weight that survivors carry around with them each day, while the zines offer up the teachings of transformative justice as a liberating force to help communities carry this weight together. The suits are made out of clear vinyl, symbolizing the necessity for transparent community care practices.
Viewers were encouraged to take a zine and a pebble from the installation; “when we educate ourselves and commit to accountability practices, we help each other carry the weight of our traumas and take responsibility for our collective healing.”
PDF of “so “support survivors:)” but don’t hold their abusers accountable…”
This installation was included in a group exhibition titled “Rituals of Healing,” on view in Groot Gallery from September 17th-October 15th, 2021. It included works by Kate HB, Alexa Sorensen, and Jorie Van Nest, with the following exhibition statement:
The three installations in this exhibition explore themes of transition, ritual, and reflection through suspended elements. Dirty Laundry visualizes a path towards collective healing from cycles of harm. Suspended Grief revolves around the question, “can we ever suspend our grief?” by materializing grief as a chandelier. Flow and Rise embodies the fluidity and temporality of water. Meditation on the ephemeral may affirm humans’ innate power to navigate difficult transitions with ease and grace. We invite you to use this space to reflect on your personal and communal rituals of healing.
