impatientoutpatient: Toilet, 2017 This is a project I completed in partial requirement for my BFA.&n
impatientoutpatient: Toilet, 2017 This is a project I completed in partial requirement for my BFA. In 2016 I began having acid reflux issues. It was impossible not to burp up anything I consumed. The chest pain became unbearable. All of this, of course can be attributed to my bulimia. I received an endoscopy to diagnose the reflux, and requested special permissions to record the cam-footage of the procedure. I thought it might be interesting project material for later on. In 2017, following completion of an eating disorder rehabilitation program, my final year of college began. I thought about why I wanted to be an artist. I thought about conversations I wanted to start with my viewers. I created the Toilet project, in which I mapped a projection of my endoscopy footage into a toilet bowl. The symbolic nature of a toilet was a necessary component in relatability and concept. The projection is visceral, ambiguous, and directly personal to my body, and the toilet pushes a narrative that is both hidden and telling. -- source link