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my mixed media art
exploring hope, death, the meeting of natural and unnatural, expectations of the human body, technology’s impact on humankind, and how we connect with one another, my creative explorations play with material, color, texture, pattern, and text.


extravagance
handmade paper, ink, acrylic paint.


trouble spot
gel plate print


gypsophila
made with plants, epoxy resin, blister pack discards.


isolation.
paper collage, flowers, dragon blood powder from Socotra, ink


"lower back pain"
Made with receipts from my acupuncture appointments, acryllic paint, ink, flowers.


conventional treatment
made with epoxy resin, flower petals, blister pacs, acrylic paint


depleted
oil paint, blister pack discards, flowers


grief
large format oil painting


productive soil
a three-piece series of sculptures.
made with epoxy resin, flowers, leaves, blister packs, soil, broken glass.
made with epoxy resin, flowers, leaves, blister packs, soil, broken glass.


unproductive soil
a three-piece series of sculptures.
made with epoxy resin, flowers, syringes, soil, broken glass, metal pieces.
made with epoxy resin, flowers, syringes, soil, broken glass, metal pieces.


debutante
collage, paint, leaves, flower petals, marker, ink.


trying.
made with epoxy resin, bark, flowers, pills, onion skin, ink, branches, syringes, bell pepper parts, eggshells, and more.


botanic prints
botanic print, on textured paper


vitality
paper, acryllic paint, ink.


nature child
watercolor, dish soap, printing.


sketches: faces
playing with line drawing


how we grow
handmade paper, ink, acrylic paint.


your message II | design lab interactive arts workshop
Your Message Could Not Be Delivered
An interactive art project for NYUAD Design Lab AI
Hosted by Stefania Avramidi, Brídín Clements Cotton & Will Cotton
adapted from
Your Message Could Not Be Delivered,
A participatory installation by Brídín Clements Cotton & Michael Shiloh
(August-September, 2023, NYU Abu Dhabi)
The printers, tools, and participants constitute a system, as used in the term system art. In such a system, participants (you) consume resources (the printers) and create new forms (sculptures, be they static or kinetic). The individual and communal experiences of the participants, and the process that takes place during the duration of the installation, are the art, more than the resultant sculptures. This installation creates a social interstice, as described by Indrani Saha: “Drawn on Marxian language and repurposed by Nicolas Bourriaud in his text, Relational Aesthetics, the term social interstices refers to a space that facilitates human social interaction. Marx refers to the term interstice as a pocket of trading activity that stands outside the capitalist framework. Similarly, social interstice as Bourriaud uses it references a similar defiance of the dominant system. In this case, social interstices are those spaces of free interaction that provide opportunities for social engagement outside of the norm.” In this social interstice we question replacement vs. repair or reuse, and who has agency to repair, to reuse, to archive, or to create art.
An interactive art project for NYUAD Design Lab AI
Hosted by Stefania Avramidi, Brídín Clements Cotton & Will Cotton
adapted from
Your Message Could Not Be Delivered,
A participatory installation by Brídín Clements Cotton & Michael Shiloh
(August-September, 2023, NYU Abu Dhabi)
The printers, tools, and participants constitute a system, as used in the term system art. In such a system, participants (you) consume resources (the printers) and create new forms (sculptures, be they static or kinetic). The individual and communal experiences of the participants, and the process that takes place during the duration of the installation, are the art, more than the resultant sculptures. This installation creates a social interstice, as described by Indrani Saha: “Drawn on Marxian language and repurposed by Nicolas Bourriaud in his text, Relational Aesthetics, the term social interstices refers to a space that facilitates human social interaction. Marx refers to the term interstice as a pocket of trading activity that stands outside the capitalist framework. Similarly, social interstice as Bourriaud uses it references a similar defiance of the dominant system. In this case, social interstices are those spaces of free interaction that provide opportunities for social engagement outside of the norm.” In this social interstice we question replacement vs. repair or reuse, and who has agency to repair, to reuse, to archive, or to create art.


sketches: people
playing with line drawing


the pigeon living on my balcony
made from parts of a no-longer-functional copy machine.


3d print
made from parts of a no-longer-functional copy machine.


under construction
made from parts of a no-longer-functional copy machine. rotates with used motor.


the byre
made from parts of a no-longer-functional copy machine.


you've got mail
made from parts of a no-longer-functional copy machine.


your message could not be delivered
[An error occurred. Please follow the instructions to remove a jam. Return to sender. Authentication failed. Please refer to a qualified technician. Your message could not be delivered.]
How do these occurrences affect us emotionally? Practically?
What systems do we rely on daily?
How does this reliance shape our relationships with each other? With the system?
Does the mode of communication influence our tone? Does it impact what we share?
Your Message Could Not Be Delivered, an exhibition at the NYU Abu Dhabi Project Space in fall 2023, offers an opportunity to engage with the hidden world of the systems we rely on daily to communicate with one another. The individual and communal experiences of the participants as they actively participate in the installation are as much a part of the created artwork as the resultant sculptures. The visitor becomes part of the artifact. Come prepared to get your hands dirty. Bring your own written correspondences– postcards, letters, emails. Be a part of the ever-evolving participatory installation.
This exhibition includes a collection of original archival documents from the NYUAD library’s Archives and Special Collections Department.
How do these occurrences affect us emotionally? Practically?
What systems do we rely on daily?
How does this reliance shape our relationships with each other? With the system?
Does the mode of communication influence our tone? Does it impact what we share?
Your Message Could Not Be Delivered, an exhibition at the NYU Abu Dhabi Project Space in fall 2023, offers an opportunity to engage with the hidden world of the systems we rely on daily to communicate with one another. The individual and communal experiences of the participants as they actively participate in the installation are as much a part of the created artwork as the resultant sculptures. The visitor becomes part of the artifact. Come prepared to get your hands dirty. Bring your own written correspondences– postcards, letters, emails. Be a part of the ever-evolving participatory installation.
This exhibition includes a collection of original archival documents from the NYUAD library’s Archives and Special Collections Department.


oil I
oil on paper.


oil II


theatre work zine I


theatre work zine III


theatre work zine II


theatre work zine IV


greeting cards: botanic series
a series of floral greeting cards


greeting cards: thank you
handmade greeting cards


greeting cards: friendship
handmade greeting cards
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