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CELEBRATING 150 YEARS OF CREATIVE EXCELLENCE 1873 — 2023

Allison DeBritz

gravity locked her in rotation

Archival Inkjet Prints and Mixed Media

Variable Dimensions

This series explores the chaotic reality, frustration and sacrifice entrenched in motherhood and the gendered expectations that manifest through this tension. I investigate the psychological trauma and fate of the women in my family and the conflicting fear and desire their legacy has instilled in me. I am the third generation of female artists, yet both my grandmother and mother gave up their careers to raise a family. These repeating matrilineal strains and interrupted artistic practices deeply affects my ability to imagine my own future as an artist and mother simultaneously. While making this work my mother and I have developed an experimental form of relating through our collaborative artistic practices. Centering the work on our unique experiences validates the complicated and nuanced understanding we have of ourselves as women and mothers. We refuse the cliché troupes of motherhood and embrace an uninhibited exploration of our fear, pain and joy.

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