Rag Time, 2019

  • RagTime

    Mixed Media Collages, Photographs, Assemblages, and Video

    I wanted to have conversations with people from the comfort of my bedroom. Digital technology has afforded this comfort and its users are uninhibited. During my conversations with people online, I would come across a population of men openly masturbating. Instead of skipping over them (the option many of which take), I decided to document, ask questions, and grasp a general consensus of understanding from a female perspective. The work incorporates photography and sculpture to better explore the three pivotal exchanges that happen during each encounter; conversation, climax, and aftermath as a landscape. Conversations with the men were documented while on the verge of climax. Articles of donated clothing were scanned and exhibited to address the variety of items used during orgasm. The provisional sculpture demonstrates the landscape of these items once discarded and functions as an expressive gesture to represent the declining physical transition between orgasm and aftermath.

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A collection of polished, translucent, yellowish-white minerals or stones arranged in a layered and balanced manner against a plain background.
A black and white image of a folded and crumpled pair of sneakers with the brand name 'Balenciaga' visible on the tongue and side.

Hold Please, Pigment Print as a sticker

Black and white collage of folded clothing, a person's hand holding a phone, and a handbag on a table.

Enjoy Yourself, Used Residuals (tissues) of Jon Doe’s as Resin Sculptures,

Jake-Valentine’s Day 2019, Photo Collage, Archival Pigment Print, 21’’x14’’

Piled crumpled white tissues against a black background.
Crumpled white tissues and paper scattered on a black background.

Tissue Lillies For Darling Good Samaritan, Diptych Archival Pigment Prints, 6’’x10’’

A variety of crumpled yellow and blue socks scattered across a white background.

Articles of Satisfaction, Individual Stickers, Archival Pigment Print, 30’’x20’’

Various slices and rounds of yellow translucent stone, possibly citrine or onyx, arranged on a flat surface with a plain light gray background.

Alternative Arrangement, Enjoy Yourself, Used Residuals (tissues) of Jon Doe’s as Resin Sculptures,

A collage of black and white photographs depicting various intimate and personal moments, including close-ups of hands, arms, and faces, with some images showing people in relaxed or private settings.

Use the Other Hand to Type, Photo Collage, Archival Pigment Print, 24’x16’’

A collage of black and white images featuring various wrinkled and crumpled papers and fabrics, with some parts showing hands and feet, creating an abstract composition.
A display board with black and white photographs, handwritten notes, and text. The images include a person standing in a room, a person with a towel around their head, and a close-up of a hand gripping a knife.

Hard Times, Photo Collage, Archival Pigment Print, 21’’x14’’

An art gallery with white walls displaying black and white photographs in white frames. The gallery has a minimalist design with gray flooring and high ceilings, and there's a hallway visible to the side.

Partial Gallery Installation View, Rag Time, Triptych of pigment print stickers on glass, 13’’x25’’ each panel