BALDY I
Single-Channel HD Video
0:33
2015
BALDY depicts a man sucking on a pink, phallic lollipop. It evokes the idea of “you are what you eat”, and the fetishization and objectification of one’s own self.
BRIDEGROOM II
Single-Channel HD Video
03:30
2015
In BRIDEGROOM, a married couple ruminates on the state of themselves, and the blending of their parts. Is it really possible to hold onto the essence of who you are in a relationship? Or do we all lose ourselves?
FEVER DREAM
Single-Channel HD Video
01:04
2015
In FEVER DREAM, a woman is locked in the throes of her fantasies — at times both frightening and arousing.
FISH BABY III
Single-Channel HD Video
0:18
2015
FISH BABY. The framing of the bowl reduces a young boy to only his eyes, just watching. It brings to mind the question of, who is the subject and who is the object? Who is civilized and who is the uncivilized? Who is the animal?
IDEAL I
Single-Channel HD Video
0:23
2015
In IDEAL, a naked woman dances, enjoying her own perfect body, acutely aware of being held under the male gaze but unfazed by it. The viewer is not permitted to see her fully, she is always out of reach. She belongs to herself alone, and not to the viewer.
PLAN B I
Single-Channel HD Video
03:04
2015
In PLAN B, love and utter devastation co-exist in a girl clutching onto a life lost. Unsure if she is tormented by her loss or blissfully holding onto it’s memory, she spins endlessly holding onto a memory that will never let her go.
POLYESTER BRIDE III
Single-Channel HD Video
03:32
2015
In POLYESTER BRIDE, a young bride sits for her bridal portrait as she cycles endlessly through emotions about her impending marriage. The staging references vintage Sears bridal portraits which depict brides on the “best day” of their lives. Our bride begins with a smile on her face, but by the end is crumbling under the trappings of perfection, and the pressures of femininity and romantic love. It was inspired by my fascination with murdered actress Sharon Tate, and the mythology surrounding her seemingly “blissful” marriage to Roman Polanksi.
SKULL KISS
Single-Channel HD Video
02:28
2015
SKULL KISS sees a woman locked in a sexual embrace with a black skull. Her tongue sinks into it’s mouth and she holds it close as if she is actually in love, or lust with the skull. Represents the danger of all love, that with all love comes loss, with all life comes death. Love is a dangerous dance, every kiss is a kiss of death, a loss of self.
KRL
KRL was born in 1988 in Northern California, where she pursued an interest in filmmaking. She now works and resides in New Zealand.
I’ve always been interested in how we memorialize ourselves through imagery: in our homes, our most intimate and treasured spaces where we should be most comfortable and honest with ourselves, our walls and bedside tables are filled with smiling photos of milestone events, birthdays, weddings, staged family holidays. They project happiness, success, love. A carefully curated projection.
This series of moving portraits started out seeking to examine what it would look like to show those other moments. The ones we don’t display — the heartbreak, banality, illness, depression, unabashed fetishization, shame. These unslightly moments get lost in the careful curation of our lives, despite being a vital part of the fabric of our very selves. As framed ever-looping videos, they represent the constant movement of everything that happens between the still smiles we hang on our walls.