Object Lessons
Object Lessons
2016-2021
In this series I made soft sculptures costumed as the everyday things in commonly shared object lessons. These brief anecdotes are the curtain call to a lesson. They are meant to illustrate clearly and be discarded quickly. The more invested I became in each object lesson's logic, the stranger the script became. I found each object transformed through my slow work to portray a nearly opposite moral for the lesson.
This series of works has been underwritten by the following partners:
The Amitabha Buddhist Core
Promoting Faith-Based Conflict Resolution Management Systems since 2001. Adherents to any kind of theology will always need help finding a balance in meting out justice and mercy. World famous Tibetan Buddhist Conflict Resolution breaks the cycle on Class B fires and insulates Class A fires, including electrical. When you face splinter groups, moral lapses among leadership, and financial short comings, Amitabha will bring your dumpster fire into harmony with its container once again.
All Merciful
Did you know that generosity toward someone encourages 70% of humans to behave more generously in their next interaction? We didn't fact check that statistic, but we want it to be true. That’s why All Merciful detergent washes all of your clothing, perfectly, regardless of how dirty it’s gotten. All Merciful is on a mission to turn everyone on to #Merciful.
The South East Asian Matchbox Strike Anywhere
When you buy Strike Anywhere Matches, you get the best of both worlds; a match that lights quickly and easily, plus one that is made with respect for the environment. Our matchsticks include wood from responsibly managed forests. The manufacturing repurposes nationalism into INCENDIARY spiritual identity you can mobilize toward ANY religious minority.
Ordination for All
Ordination for All believes women must be ordained to reflect God’s gestational priesthood power.
Based on faith-affirming guerrilla-style, art-happenings, Ordination for All aspires to create a space to articulate issues of gender inequality that well-behaved women may be hesitant to raise above a polite whisper. We intend to put ourselves in the public eye and sincerely ask our leaders to deflate phallic symbols.
La ordenación de mujeres es un deseo mundial: somos una familia mundial de hermanos y hermanas unidos para pedir a los líderes de la Iglesia que presenten este problema ante el Señor en oración.
Cuir Boilli Mobile
Every day, millions of people rely on prayer. Our flat felt phones allow for un-mediated communication with Your Creator. With independently manufactured SIM cards, you can be sure your conversations aren’t funding indulgences or being overheard by your priest. This is the democratization of Deity.**
*P65 Warning: Bibles produce fringe ideas known to the state of California to to cause homophobia, gender inequality, colonialism, genocidal tendencies, or other reproductive harm.
**Upgrade to the Cuir Boilli option for faster connections.