The installation consists of 5 individual paintings, 3 soft sculptures, 1 hanging sculpture, and 1 drawing. 

 

Performance by: Autumn Knight, Zoe James, and Kaizei'Le Butler

 

Along with the installation, the performance explores the community found in the liminal space created when one is transitioning from one state of being to another. In that in-between, the Acolytes exist as almost nothing as they transition from child to clergy member, from girl to woman. In the performance, they explore that nothing together and each decide what it means to complete training. Changing their shoes signifies the end of the transition and their arrival to their next state: Acolyte and Woman. 

 

This project was a labor of love, full of important interviews and conversations with family and peers. Allowing myself to reimagine a space and experience that sculpted my ideas of identity and relationship to play has meant the world to me. I am forever inspired by the tiny worlds under the pews of sanctuaries, in the corners of fellowship halls, and in the hallways of any of the places I’ve ever considered home. 

 

Please email me for the script if interested! marissasalettart@gmail.com

 

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