This exhibit investigates physical and psychological instincts like self-preservation and protection. The artist visually represents this response to loss and the nature of emotional defense mechanisms, giving physical weight and biological attributes to abstract emotions and psychological responses. Utilizing life-casting in my process, she begins with a human figure whose surface is built up, torn, sliced away and built up again, acting as the metaphorical battle ground on which the struggles of the emotional psyche take form. Each bump, scar, or mutation represents the fractured sense of self, torn between the desire to connect and the need to protect oneself.
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http://art.arts.usf.edu/content/templates/?a=1309&z=12The USF William & Nancy Oliver Gallery is free and open to the public and is located on the first floor of the FAH Building, Room 102. Hours are 11 AM to 3 PM, Mon-Thurs.