3D: Fluxus Box Artist Statement

 5/6/2026

    In this work, I wanted to visually depict the polarizing dichotomy of how pedophilia and grooming have incorporated themselves into the world as a fantasy rather than a disgusting reality. My intention in introducing the viewer to my work with a ornate, painterly expression of innocence before shocking them with a visceral, semiotically powerful interior is to catch them off guard. I choose to play into themes of fairytales, girlhood, and body horror in ways that blend together so that the viewer is constantly disgusted and fascinated at the same time. In terms of materials, I feel that the multitude of paper elements and string contrast excellently with the metal, glass, and air dry clay portions, actively merging yet divulging the "maturity" of the materials.