“Push + Pull” is the first of two projects that embody my current preoccupation with procreation.
As a married black woman in her mid-thirties, the next logical step in life — according to societal
and cultural precedents — would be to have children. However, there are several issues that make me question
whether this decision would be the right one — for my health, for my career, for my family, for our planet.
As a married black woman in her mid-thirties, the next logical step in life — according to societal
and cultural precedents — would be to have children. However, there are several issues that make me question
whether this decision would be the right one — for my health, for my career, for my family, for our planet.
This particular piece is a flexagon structure that represents the never-ending loop of pros and cons I often weigh
within this particular topic. As the viewer follows one of the six tetrahedrons through four rotations, the following
sentences are formed:
within this particular topic. As the viewer follows one of the six tetrahedrons through four rotations, the following
sentences are formed:
YOU’LL GET BIGGER BOOBS.
WE DON’T NEED MORE.
IT MIGHT BE FUN.
DAD WANTED GRAND BABIES.
OUR MOMS WOULD HELP.
BUT YOU COULD DIE.
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Video courtesy of Laboratory Press at Otis College of Art & Design
(https://www.otis.edu/laboratory-press)