The Intimacy Shift
The Intimacy Shift is a series of two and three dimensional work that addresses the role of sex in the institution of marriage. In it, sex symbolizes the structural union or transformation of two individuals becoming one partnership. Its act represents the degree of trust present or absent in a marriage. In that transformation one may project rejection, feel a duty to perform, and also begin to build and layer. The series is comprised of ceramic tableaus, sculptures and mixed media drawings.
The pieces of this exhibit have generated enlightening discussion on the topic of sex in relationships. The whimsical nature of some of the pieces provides a welcoming forum for topics typically difficult to discuss. The work shifts a viewer’s level of comfortability and transforms what is generally taboo in conversation. It represents challenges most women face in relationships and therefore visually depicts a very present universal message.
“Love and marriage open up worlds of new possibilities precisely because they involve the mutual resolve to trust, even in the face of the most intimate and therefore the potentially most terrifying dangers.” (Solomon and Flores, p. 31)
This series was created through a Contemporary Methods Practicum as part of my Master’s Degree program at Prescott College. Although academically motivated it was very personally inspired.
The pieces of this exhibit have generated enlightening discussion on the topic of sex in relationships. The whimsical nature of some of the pieces provides a welcoming forum for topics typically difficult to discuss. The work shifts a viewer’s level of comfortability and transforms what is generally taboo in conversation. It represents challenges most women face in relationships and therefore visually depicts a very present universal message.
“Love and marriage open up worlds of new possibilities precisely because they involve the mutual resolve to trust, even in the face of the most intimate and therefore the potentially most terrifying dangers.” (Solomon and Flores, p. 31)
This series was created through a Contemporary Methods Practicum as part of my Master’s Degree program at Prescott College. Although academically motivated it was very personally inspired.