Indoor Installations

Artists Describing Their Art:

Annalee Burnstein - The human body is a fascinating machine. Our internal organs are amazing components that are constantly hard at work keeping us alive. Most people do not even think about what is going on inside of them all the time. Many people do not even know what some of our internal organs look like. What is even worse is that most people cringe at the sight of internal organs even if they are just drawings. This is a travesty. Internal organs are physically beautiful, and they work in amazing ways to sustain us. As a society, we have been conditioned to have a self-hatred when it comes to our organs. In my work, I take internal organs and place them in settings to make the viewer take a second look, to make people see that what we are physically made of is not gross but very aesthetically beautiful. I also use organs not just as a reflection of what we are physically made of but also as a metaphor to describe what else makes us up. The internal organs are almost placeholders for what makes each person unique. We are all basically made of the same thing, but each of ...

Hailey Lowe - My sculptures and installation work focuses on the hidden secrets in our cultural history, as well as our personal concealments today. What makes something worth hiding? Inspired by the notion that our social setting often defines what we consider to be right or wrong, I make work that emphasizes and questions the cultural and social differences we are confronted with today. By reviewing the histories that inform our decisions today, and understanding cultural and social differences, we are better able to make decisions about what we consider taboo and where we place our values....