Ghostface

Ghostface (2019) aims to draw attention to the female practice of internalizing loud feelings for fear of being deemed hysterical. But it also hopes to suggest that there is a type of quiet power that can be harnessed through the delicate art of holding back. The show featured five laser-cut drawings that are suspended between panes of glass and held over a muted, flickering light. Difficult to photograph, the pieces must be experienced in person, within the confines of the darkened gallery space. Like a spider's web caught in sunlight, the drawings are nearly completely invisible until suddenly they aren't.

Ghostface I, 2019, laser-cut on glass with hand-made frame, 21.5 x 17.5 x 2.5 inches

Ghostface I, 2019, laser-cut on glass with hand-made frame, 21.5 x 17.5 x 2.5 inches

Ghostface II, 2019, laser-cut on glass with hand-made frame, 21.5 x 17.5 x 2.5 inches

Ghostface II, 2019, laser-cut on glass with hand-made frame, 21.5 x 17.5 x 2.5 inches

Ghostface III, 2019, laser-cut on glass with hand-made frame, 21.5 x 17.5 x 2.5 inches

Ghostface III, 2019, laser-cut on glass with hand-made frame, 21.5 x 17.5 x 2.5 inches

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Glass Gaze, 2019, laser-cut on glass with a light-box base 24 x 17.75 x 17.75 inches

Glass Gaze, 2019, laser-cut on glass with a light-box base 24 x 17.75 x 17.75 inches

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Glass Dragon, 2019, laser-cut on glass with a light-box base 24 x 17.75 x 17.75 inches

Glass Dragon, 2019, laser-cut on glass with a light-box base 24 x 17.75 x 17.75 inches

Ghostface, 2019, installation at Tjaden Experimental Gallery, Ithaca, New York, day

Ghostface, 2019, installation at Tjaden Experimental Gallery, Ithaca, New York, day

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Ghostface, 2019, installation at Tjaden Experimental Gallery, Ithaca, New York, night

Ghostface, 2019, installation at Tjaden Experimental Gallery, Ithaca, New York, night

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