Jodie Lyn-Kee-Chow, First Strike, Last Dance (2006-2009). DVD, performance, mixed media installation, dimensions variable.Queens Museum of Art inaugurated Queens International, a biennial exhibition of artists from around the world who live and/or work in Queens. Celebrating the most recent artistic achievements of Queens with 42 artists, collaborations and collectives from 18 countries working in a broad range of traditional and unorthodox media, the exhibition examines the boundaries of culture, tradition, heritage and nationality.
My work revolves around a tension between images that are pastoral and familiar. Much of my curiosity stems from objects and natural occurrences encountered domestically or within nature. Some of these objects whether manufactured, intentionally altered or specifically created are often combined with performance to create new contexts. These objects become props and part of a narrative in which I investigate their uses or their traditional functions and reinterpret them. Ultimately, my work may read as sensual, romanticized and idiosyncratic versions of the feminine perspective.Surprise transformations seem to be a common link in my work from sculptures to videos, to performances. I wish to portray an ambiguous relationship between fantasy and reality while questioning the subject, the object and the interplay between the two.
This image made me think of a lot of different scenarios. Why is this body face down in a corner partially covered with what appears to be a trash bag? The dark ground and trash bag combined with the blooming yellow flowers and bright white tights presents an eerie juxtaposition that begs to be questioned.
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