Re:Dok

This collection of works incorporates my personal photographs into cut up collages in site-specific locations in public space and as a personal exploration of place and transition.

Effigy Series

Although our earliest human records are estimated at around 5000 BC, historians admit to huge gaps and unanswered questions in current historical models. We know that there was a time before history, a pre-history where humans existed for tens of thousands of years. Although radiocarbon dating is effective for placing organic materials into a historical timeline, it’s useless for stone objects and buildings, the objects and structures that truly withstand time.

MIXED MEDIA VARIEGATED WORKS

 
The Variegated Project is in support of Miles Davis' statement  concerning  change  which I embrace as a major component in my artworks.  Without this variance as a constant vision embodied in my art, it can tether stagnation , quickly … leading to boredom. I'm always seeking new vistas for the deviation from the previous work that I created.
 

Moving Painting Layered Melodies

I wanted to create actual movement and sound to accompany my paintings. Recorded and compiled by a mostly analog process, the result is moving paintings that are collaged and combined with layered melodies from a vintage Yamaha keyboard. 

Music Video for "A Dream of You and Me" by Future Islands, music by Future Islands, visuals by myself in collaboration with William Cashion.

Mixtape Volume 4

Since 2012, we have self-released a series of tapes—dubbed "mixtapes"—which have allowed us to explore new ideas, play with compositional techniques, and ultimately discover new sounds. We treat each tape as both a sounding board for the development of new ideas and a self-contained work unto itself. Starting with Mixtape Volume 1 we began to play with the technique of audio collage, juxtaposing a series of seemingly unrelated musical components into one unbroken stream. This technique became the foundation for future tapes as well as our studio albums.
 

Homoglyphs

The "Homoglyph" series involves clipping bodies out of screenshots of gay dating app profile pictures and recontextualizing them to emphasize the semiotics of the selfie. Bodies paired with specific motifs juxtapose classical and contemporary notions of gender expression while challenging the relationship between contemporary masculinity and self-objectification. Here, the profile photo is viewed as a 21st century hieroglyph meant to communicate specific sexual messages informed by hegemonic values and mainstream media.

MEMORY DRAWINGS

The memory drawings are found object collages with mixed media on Rives BFK paper. Included materials are cardboard slide mounts, sewn threads, antique hat pins, souvenirs, photos, and buttons. The repurposed objects are the odd bits and pieces that settle to the backs of household drawers, surviving the sifting of what gets used and what gets thrown away.

Dear Mario

This public diary began as my personal sketchbook in 2013. As the book progressed, I began composing the spreads with the eye of the public in mind. Over the course of two years, personal entries surrounding a romantic relationship became the focus of the book. Completed in 2015, "Dear Mario" is now broken into three confessional diaries which span two years of the start, progression, and eventual end of the relationship. When presented in gallery settings, the books are presented for the public to handle. For more views please go to www.kathleenpdurkin.com.
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