Department of Art
Welcome to this Sanctuary.
This space reflects the shadow of her heart. Guilt, embarrassment, and lust are lurking between the corners. It is difficult to tell time in this holy space, as the Orphic window changes colors in uncertain patterns.
The bunnies on the sheets are having a slumber party around the poppies. Pink is only the crimson color of blood made faded in the wash.
Join us in ceremony at the altar, or pace around the chapels and admire our treasures. Relics made of teeth, chokers with memories barely held on with safety pins, wedding coins for a bride who will use them to pay off her sins, and a mother's tears made of milk await you inside.
In this lowbrow world, Bunny is blind. But she observes herself, meticulously plans her performance, and knows everyone is watchingor at least that is what she thinks. How could she know?
The candles melt, and the dripping wax takes her ugly prayers away. She wonders if punishment can be the antidote to sin. If her performance impresses, will she gain everyone's favor? If she is the author of her own pain, can she be the one who mourns? Can one be a self-made martyr?
Take pity on Bunny, or don't. Can you see through her better than she sees through herself? If you tell her your secrets, she will chew and swallow them like candy.
Congratulations to 2024 Research & Creative Activity Day Honorable Mention awardee Marina Gonzalez Mazo!
See more about her project here.
I was born and raised in Logroño, Spain. I will graduate with a BFA from the University of Alaska Fairbanks in 2024. My main focus is jewelry, but I also do digital and multi-media artwork. My themes revolve around sexuality, death, and Catholic mysticism. I use my body as a reference for my work and to explore my inner world and feelings. I only considered pursuing art as a career in my last year of high school. When I decided to follow along with my best friend and sign up for Art Bachiller*, I did it because I thought it would be fun to do arts and crafts with my best friend before studying a career in humanities in college. I never signed up to make it my profession, but after the first semester of classes started, I knew I couldn’t walk back to another branch that was not art. That is where I was formed in plastic arts and art history basics. I learned to use cameras, chroma, and computer software for digital art. I got inspiration from past artists and shared ideas with my classmates about current trends and conceptual art. I further developed my art education at UAF, where I started exploring more materials and techniques, especially in the jewelry studio.
I have exhibited my work in galleries such as Wall Street Art Company and La Gota de Leche and journals like El Sol de Media Noche and Ice Box.
*(Spanish equivalent to the last two years of high school in America, but focusing on learning the basics of the subject that you want to study in college)
