“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.
Video courtesy of Laboratory Press at Otis College of Art & Design
(https://www.otis.edu/laboratory-press)