Casey Newberg

I think womanhood will always be tethered to consumption. I have become numb to the feeling of being devoured throughout my life and now it seems natural to create works that are immediately read as pleasant and palatable because thats what I’ve always been asked to do with myself. Every piece I created for this show has the voice of an angry teenager responding to trauma, fear, or frustration which can be easily be overlooked thanks to their bright colors and lighthearted toy-like forms. The sweeter these works seem (even if only on the surface), the more likely they are to be picked off of a shelf and be in someone else’s hands where they are no longer my burden to carry. I could ask the viewer to spend time unpacking these seemingly friendly, familiar or comical items only to realize the works being seen have something backhanded to say or are actively decomposing, but thats a choice each individual gets to make on their own. The ephemerality of my work is extremely important and I choose materials that will either be permanent, or rot quickly. The combination of easily weathered steel, and plastic play a fun game as the metal will decompose around or inside of the plastic, which will probably outlast us all. The laser etching and color will disappear from each surface, or the rust will completely take over a surface completely erasing the content. Without my voice on them they’re free to evolve into something completely unknown and independent. My works have a desire to linger, both physically and emotionally, as collectables manufactured by memory from experiences I often can’t seem to make sense of.
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