This series comprises three pieces of linoleum carvings, each piece is a set of three 18x24 pieces. Who is She? tells a story about my inner and outer selves and how they collide. When these two beings come together, they don't exactly make sense.
"She Who Devours Flesh" and "She Who Confronts" on The Manifest Wall. Photograph Courtesy of Devon Uehara-Tilton
"She Who Stays" on The Manifest wall. Photo courtesy of Devon Uehara-Tilton
Sometimes, I am seen in a way that does not reflect how I see myself. This outside perception comes to cover me like a costume. But I also can't help but to be myself, which is sometimes nothing like the costume. So instead of seeing something that readily makes sense, I will only know, and thus can only show, myself as a bricolage being.
When I first showed this series, I titled it I. Am. Dismantled. As if I am broken apart and pieced back together. As I thought more about the project, I decided to change the title. I. Am. Dismantled seemed definitive. As if other's re-creation of me is permanent. However, Who Is She? gives me the opportunity to create my own narrative and define myself. Rather than fixed parts, I'm more like a kaleidoscope, parts changing and shift at the flick of a switch.
"She Who Stays" (3)18x24in
"She Who Devours Flesh" (3) 18x24in
