Hailey Gaiser
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It seems like every day there is something brought to my attention that is tragic and terrifying. Landlords are pricing people out of the city and driving many to the streets, children are bringing assault weapons to school and murdering classmates, corporations successfully lobby to change laws that maximize their profits, the coral reefs are dying and the President of the United States is openly sexist, racist and xenophobic. We are energy and energy is power, and yet it is so easy to feel powerless while being overwhelmed by the onslaught of the 24 hour news cycle. Darkness cannot drive out darkness, so we must be the light.
This series brings attention to our commonalities as it celebrates our differences. I borrow symbols and styles from the ceremonial wear of ancient cultures all over the world, as well as contemporary concepts such as technology and the quest for the Unknown. I dream of the future by acknowledging and exploring what has come before. If you look back far enough, we are all born of the same pool of slime and stardust. My use of fluorescent paint and UV LEDs give the work the illusion of shining from within, as though the work is its own light source- just as we must be.
