Itty Bitty Pretty Kitty
2017
My cat's skull, her blanket, wooden miniature doors, polyester resin, silicone caulking, copper, spray paint, patina
Probity
April
box, foam, fabric, glue, glow in the dark powder
Probity sign: version 1
Use for gallery.
Probity sign: version 2
Use for public spaces.
Probity was made as a final for my Advanced 3D class. I was paired with Dr. Tim Gabrielli, who acted as a patron contracting me for a commissioned work. In this scenario, Dr. Gabrielli posed as a Muslim man, Imam Gibreel Yan-Uwanci, who worked at a cultural center. He wanted an instillation piece that dealt with the attacks and protests of Westmoreland county's first mosque.
To interact with Probity, one must remove their shoes and place their face over the hole in the box, covering it completely. When this is done, the Arabic lettering inside glows. The position one takes mimics Salat prayer. The box itself faces westward, the opposite direction of Mecca.
