Guardians & Protectors/Animals & Furniture (2024)

Through various iterations of paper mache, I embed the Judensau (a degrading caricature depicting a female pig being suckled by smaller Jews, prevalent in public and private spaces throughout Germany from the 13th to 19th centuries) into peeling walls and furniture, investigating the effects of trauma and oppression as a part of our everyday: a constant presence yet easy to overlook. In collages that combine family photos and self portraits with Judensau broadsides, new associations emerge: playful and fanciful, my ancestors and myself ride the female pigs and play hide and seek within fantastical interiors and landscapes.