This play is a reflection on the (im)possibility of accepting diversity and the other. The fragmented body of the neoplasm—the fruit of unstable conditions—overcomes barriers, loves and denies itself and others, wanders around, forgetting its profession. It frequently and with pleasure divides, goes through dangerous palpation, questions the possibility of contact with the experience of the other. Poorly brought up but very successful, it invites us to a trans-species transition.
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Curated by Mary Lou Arscott
Artist Statement
The Monterey building’s domesticity evokes both intimacy and vulnerability. Doors, windows, cabinets and closets still peek from under the veneer of the gallery to reveal the house’s former lives. Visitors shyly squeeze by each other in hallways meant for families and friends, feeling like estranged guests to a house party whose host is long since gone. Exploring the space feels adventurous and forbidden, as if opening the wrong door could conjure up the house’s past, all its inhabitants suddenly forced to acknowledge the thin portal that divides viewer and viewed. Home Splice layers scenes from my own home onto the space and its strata - sort of an offering to the house and its former residents by sharing the vulnerability and intimacy of receiving others into your domain.
Exhibition
Jenn Gooch is a multi-media artist and musician from Texas, living and working in Pittsburgh, PA. Her web-based community project One Cold Hand received international press, including USA Today and NPR. She recently ran a tailoring and textile studio, WERK, where she began Gender-Neutral Learn-to-Sew, a free workshop made possible in part by a Seed Award from the Sprout Fund. Jenn is a multi-instrumental musician and singer/songwriter who dances flatfoot and fiddles with her band, Gift Horse. She received her MFA from Carnegie Mellon University.
