Marys

May 15 - July 31, 2015; 2015 Venice Biennale

CAOS Gallery, Venice, ITALY

Distilled from a language of biblical symbolism, Marys addresses contemporary conceptions of femininity through the pervasive oppositional archetypes of the Virgin Mary and Mary Magdalene:  one dutiful, maternal, and complacent; the other sensual, inquisitive, and bold.  Implementing the diptych as the overarching format throughout the series, pairs of photographs and sculptures portray each in equal measure and without comment or condemnation. This leaves viewers’ intuitive reactions and aesthetic preferences to construct a personal mirror that strives to question and redefine the parameters history has placed around the individual, the woman, and the collective human condition.