Warning some viewers may find images within this gallery disturbing.
They contain mild nudity and discussions of sexuality.
Self portrait with rhinestone netting and Jaws mask as well as self portraits with fake tattoos made from screenshots from news articles, memes and headlines from the algorithm of my Facebook feed as well as the 1975 movie Jaws.
Prints are available to be purchased through contacting the artist directly.
Headlines in Thirst Trap; Origin du Monde read from left to right:
“Global Internet Is Being Attacked by Sharks Google Confirms”
“Shark Jesus is here!!!!”
“Space Junk Long Feared is Now an Immanent Threat”
“Shark Gives Virgin Birth to Miracle Baby in All-Female Tank”
Love Bites is a comedic multimedia installation consisting of sculpture and photo-media. The project is a surreal self-portrait of the artist in the form of a meta queer transhuman dating profile. The work looks at relational identity within the digital and natural world. The viewer follows the artist through different media as they are slowly transformed and consumed by the Great White Shark.
At the centre of the work is a just over 5 metres long mechanical Great White Shark, hand crafted by the artist. The project follows the artist as she is slowly transformed and consumed by the Great White Shark. The work explores the different ways in which we experience life through physical and digital spaces by trying to create a sense of danger as well as intimacy with the viewer.