February 13 – March 9, 2023, at El Camino College Art Gallery I’m showing Wall Dolls A1-I18 from the (In)/Animate Objects collection as part of the exhibition, Telling Stories. (In)Animate Objects is a body of work consisting of thousands of decaying rag dolls that explore frailty, impermanence, and the insatiable need for love at the heart of the obsessional life. At the gallery, I will be showing 162 dolls from the collection alongside a video that explains their origins.
Author: hausofmarsian
As an interdisciplinary artist and writer who constructs installations and time-based visual narratives that memorialize obsessional lives, I draw inspiration from offbeat characters whose private manias become public fodder for tabloids and reality television. In my practice, I combine dolls, artificial figures, performing objects, and elaborate costumes to investigate contemporary forms of animism, death, sexuality, and addiction. I am fascinated by the negotiation of personal identity – a repetition of a repetition for which there is no original – in an ever-shifting landscape of technologies that can drastically alter and re-map the body.
When Teachers Are Heroes
Yesterday I woke up to news that my high school art teacher had died. He was loving, kind, generous, and sassy. He introduced me to artists and movements. He helped me get through a transitional period and into art school. He helped a lot of people survive and become who they are today. He made life more worth living.
Continue reading “When Teachers Are Heroes”Puppetry Journal – review of “Object of Her Affection”
In April, The Puppetry Journal printed a review of Object of Her Affection by Marissa Fenley as part of its coverage of the Chicago International Puppet Theatre Festival.
Continue reading “Puppetry Journal – review of “Object of Her Affection””American Puppet Theater Today, Galerie d’Outremont Montréal
March 3rd to April 3rd, 2022, a photograph from a workshop of Model Killer: Giant Crimes + Tiny Cover-ups is part of the exhibition, American Puppet Theater Today: The Photography of Richard Termine presented by the Jim Henson Foundation. American Puppet Theater Today is one of two exhibitions presented in parallel at Galerie Outremont as part of the Festival de Casteliers in Montréal. The companion exhibit, The Art of Basil Twist is presented by Tandem Otter Productions.
Continue reading “American Puppet Theater Today, Galerie d’Outremont Montréal”Silverlake, at-large
February 2nd, 2022, while attending a Silver Lake Neighborhood Council meeting, I was nominated for an at-large seat on the governing board that had been vacated. I accepted the nomination, was voted in, and am looking forward to connecting with and serving my neighborhood as a representative.
Continue reading “Silverlake, at-large”Object of Her Affection, Ann Boland Review
In a review of Object of Her Affection at the Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival, Ann Boland wrote on her blog, that the performance was “weird, amazing, funny, endearing, way over-the-top”.
Continue reading “Object of Her Affection, Ann Boland Review”Object of Her Affection – Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival
January 27 – 29th, 2020 I performed Object of Her Affection at Links Hall as part of the Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival. Object of Her Affection is a solo object and puppet-based performance art piece centered on a woman, who in her search for true love develops intimate relationships with inanimate objects.
Continue reading “Object of Her Affection – Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival”Staging the Non-Human Character: Animal, Alien, or Architecture (Symposium / Streaming)
Saturday, January 22, 2022, I discussed the creation and development of Object of Her Affection at a symposium, Staging the Non-Human Character; Animal, Alien, or Architecture with Maria Camia, Nick Lehane, Basil Twist, and moderator, Dr. Paulette Richards. The symposium, part of the Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival streamed at on HowlRound.
Continue reading “Staging the Non-Human Character: Animal, Alien, or Architecture (Symposium / Streaming)”Object of Her Affection, Puppetry Journal
The Fall 2021 Edition of The Puppetry Journal profiled the Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival, including Object of Her Affection, which performed as part of the festival.
Continue reading “Object of Her Affection, Puppetry Journal”Object of Her Affection, Chicago Tribune
On December 30, 2021, The Chicago Tribune covered the Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival where I performed Object of Her Affection, a puppet and object-based performance art piece in which a woman develops intimate relationships with inanimate objects. While in Chicago, I also presented at the symposium, Staging the Non-Human Character: Animal, Alien, or Architecture.
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