THE WARDROBE, 2018

Curated by Cortney Lane Stell

Hosted by Redline Denver 10x Anniversary Resident Artist Show

Photos by Wes Magyar

The Wardrobe is an immersive piece that is designed to create a visceral response to the viewer. The intent of the instillation is to create an environment that is designed to give the viewer a perspective of how it feels to exist and live in a world that forces communities to “come out” in heteronormative binary society.

The Wardrobe is an intimate autobiography moment from my childhood. The moment I realized I am queer while listening to Ray of Light by Madonna while looking through a mirror. The eggs turned eggshells, are metaphoric of walking on eggshells. The neon eye is a reference to the eye of God. The “clothing” is stereotype typographic references of queer community and the words Pass. The projection is a clip from Bob Mizer Foundation Film Archive Monte Hanson & Tony Gallo, a vintage athletic video.

Funding support, thank you to Colorado Creative Industries and National Endowment for the Arts for your Career Advancement Grant.

Thank you Laura Goldhamer, Carolina, Day Corso, Mack, Azha, Martha Ratliff, Scott Young