Altared Object

The thesis exhibition Altared Object seeks to undermine and expose the established religious and patriarchal practices that cause harm to women in contemporary society. In my art, I attempt to expose the latent sexist oppression that exists in society and in the church; how fundamental and foundational it is to our societal norms; and how this oppression is still widely accepted and adhered to, but not necessarily acknowledged today. Through the use of massproduced objects which I have purchased from thrift stores or found online, seemingly innocuous objects will be repurposed through a process of appropriation and reintroduced in a new context. These objects are reclaimed which were once considered detritus, things that were given away or thrown away, and reintroduced to the viewer in a parallel to the way in which misogyny discards women. The original purpose and appearance of each object is not entirely obscured; each item is presented, however, in a new and almost alien fashion, completely out of place from its original intended function and message