“Me Not” documents a woman attempting to remove the needles of a cactus. The task is not so simple and eventually she uses a tiny manicure scissors. Sound is minimal – snapping, cutting and the occasional gasp when she pricks her finger on a needle. The piece references the child ritual, plucking petals while reciting “he loves me, he loves me not”, but “Me Not” is not playful. The video references gender non-conformity, violence against women (cis and trans), and resistance to cultural constructs of womanhood.
The piece is a component of "cactus, flower, fuck-off, love, roses", and is screened along with the drawings, and/or with "Flower Girl" and "Flower Women".
"ME NOT" has exhibited in solo exhibitions at the Rymer Gallery Nashville, TN and The Center on Halsted in Chicago, plus group exhibitions at the San Diego Art Institute, the Indianapolis Art Center, and the Central Michigan University Gallery.
To view the drawings check out Cactus, flower, fuck-off, love, roses drawings
To view "Flower Girls" and "Flower Women" check out Cactus, flower, fuck-off, love, roses videos