"I" before it could be called an “I”
Based on the writings of theorists such as Kate Manne and Judith Butler, “I” before it could be called an “I” explores melancholia and mourning as they relate to trauma, domesticity, and body horror. Judith Butler's Senses of the Subject refers to the self as both personal and impersonal -- an affected being not solely composed of 'selfness'.
cluessa's series examines a self that became a self through impressions of its environment. The work focuses on effects of the mother wound, compounded by a constant exposure to misogyny & toxic masculinity which has been standardized in film and media. Through this examination, themes of shame, acceptance, fertility, and romance bubble to the surface.
[work in progress]
cluessa's series examines a self that became a self through impressions of its environment. The work focuses on effects of the mother wound, compounded by a constant exposure to misogyny & toxic masculinity which has been standardized in film and media. Through this examination, themes of shame, acceptance, fertility, and romance bubble to the surface.
[work in progress]
Flaccid Witch Nose,
pit-fired clay
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researchKate Manne, Melancholy Whiteness
Judith Butler, Senses of the Subject Julia Kristeva, Motherhood Today |