Anima & Animus, 1988, Vorpal Gallery, San Francisco
Coming directly out of Graduate School, Vorpal gallery invited a few artists to make installations. Based on the idea of the anima and animus defined by Carl Jung, this installation delves into the duality within ourselves—the hero and the villain. Each figure in the work uses my own face, exploring and depicting the inner psyche. Some pieces are direct reinterpretations of works of old masters, while others draw from these influences, creating a dialogue between historical and contemporary introspection. Using a Salon-Style Hanging, the works are in an immersive, layered visual experience. The walls are a satin-covered tactile backdrop, while a low-volume sound and subtle scents evoke emotional resonance and deepen the viewer’s connection and experience. The installation invites viewers to reflect on internal narratives, spurring an intimate confrontation with the facets of the self that shape personal mythologies.
Anima, Animus
Vorpal Gallery San Francisco, 1988. Inspired by Carl Jung's writing on the anima and animus, this installation of complex multi-layered images relate to the psyche, confronting sexual identity, gender, and religion. Description of Installation: Fifteen large-scale, single-surface, hand-colored, framed gelatin-silver prints hung on upholstered salon-style red satin walls, with low volume soundtrack referring to classical and opera genres, pungent and sweet smell, from rotting fruit and rose oil.
Heaven/Hell
Single-surface, hand-colored, gelatin-silver print, framed, 93 x 44 inches 1988
Ariadne, Bacchus & Venus
Single-surface, hand-colored, gelatin-silver print, framed, 48 x 48 inches 1988
(after Tintoretto Bacchus, Venus and Ariadne 1576)
The Rape Of Of The Sabine Women
Single-surface, hand-colored, gelatin-silver print, framed, 48 x 48 inches 1988
(after) Sir Peter Paul Rubens
Castle
Single-surface, hand-colored, gelatin-silver print, framed, 42 x 48 inches 1988
Flying
Single-surface, hand-colored, gelatin-silver print, framed, 48 x 92 inches 1988
Gender Struggle
Single-surface, hand-colored, gelatin-silver print, framed, 42 x 46 inches 1988
David & Goliath
Single-surface, hand-colored, gelatin-silver print, framed, 38 x 28 inches 1988
(after Caravaggio c. 1609–1610)