Touching Each Other, 2016

Touching Each Other originates from collections of used domestic objects such as toothbrushes, socks, and underwear. The worn quality of the materials forces a reckoning with the dirty familiarity of bodies and their detritus. By revealing techniques for folding a pair of socks or emphasizing the bristle wear pattern on a toothbrush, the sculptures commemorate a sea of similarities while simultaneously cataloging the minutiae of differences. Through exhibiting used or dirty objects that acquire the patina of cleanliness by being labeled as art, I also explore how concepts of cleanliness, whiteness and safety can only be attributed to by certain bodies- while actively obliterating others.
 
The exhibition includes darning lessons in the Period Rooms and a daily sock sorting in the gallery at 11am.  

Watch short videos about Touching Each Other and Mend with Me below. 
Read an condensed interview about Mend with Me. 

Photos by Sean Smuda and Mia staff
​Videos shot and edited by Mia staff