SCULPTURES
2012
hand-built unglazed white stoneware ceramics
Something To Look Forward To, 14 H × 7 W × 7 D in (35.56 H × 17.78 W × 17.78 D cm)
Glide Effortlessly, 8 H × 4 W × 4 D in (20.32 H × 10.16 W × 10.16 D cm)
Proof Beyond All Doubt, 3 H × 15 W × 15 D in (7.62 H × 38.1 W × 38.1 D cm)
Unapologetic Indulgence, 1 H × 10 W × 10 D in (2.54 H × 25.4 W × 25.4 D cm)
COLLAGES
2010-2012
hand-cut magazine collage on archival watercolor paper
Reformulations, 10 H × 7 W in (25.4 H × 17.78 W cm) each
Distillations culls the visual language of health, beauty and lifestyle advertising for the basis of a series of sculptures and collages. Scientific diagrams, applicator tips, ecstatic drips and sensual smudges are recast as minimalist forms and carefully composed arrangements. The hand-built ceramic sculptures in the series rematerialize details of pseudoscientific diagrams and apparatus from the images. Titles for the series are taken from the adspeak in the magazine sources and include aspirational language that conflates science, magic, technology, and salvation with phrases like:
Distillations culls the visual language of health, beauty and lifestyle advertising for the basis of a series of sculptures and collages. Scientific diagrams, applicator tips, ecstatic drips and sensual smudges are recast as minimalist forms and carefully composed arrangements. The hand-built ceramic sculptures in the series rematerialize details of pseudoscientific diagrams and apparatus from the images. Titles for the series are taken from the adspeak in the magazine sources and include aspirational language that conflates science, magic, technology, and salvation with phrases like:
…Taking a captivating approach, Splan puts the viewer on edge by questioning current media ideologies related to medical science…
Project support provided by Vermont Studio Center Artist Residency Grant, Tofte Lake Center Emerging Artists Program/Jerome Foundation Fellowship.
