August 18 - September 15, 2023
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Rhizome
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Works by Shane Elliot Bowers and Giselle Mira-Diaz
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Documentation by Amy Shelton
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Rhizome from left to right: Untitled, 2023, Giselle Mira-Diaz, Banana Leaf, Resin; Treasures of the Tropics Reveal, 2023, Giselle Mira-Diaz Ink jet Print, Paper made from Banana Leaves, 20” x 30”; Destitution Institution - What is the difference?, 2023, Shane Elliot Bowers, Suede Flock, Hairspray, Resin, Birch Wood, 8” x 6”; Is Words Made Up, 2023, Shane Elliot Bowers, Suede Flock, Hairspray, Resin, Birch Wood, 8” x 6”; Act KnowledgeYour Fucking Privilege, 2023, Shane Elliot Bowers, Suede Flock, Hairspray, Resin, Birch Wood, 15” x 12”; United Fruit Company Map 1909 embroidery, 2023, Giselle Mira-Diaz, Image printed on Fabric, embroidery, 36” x 30”
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Rhizome from left to right: Break Out Of The Binary, 2023, Shane Elliot Bowers, Suede Flock, Hairspray, Resin, Birch Wood, 4” x 4”; You Are More Than, 2023, Shane Elliot Bowers, Suede Flock, Hairspray, Resin, Birch Wood, 15” x 12”; Untitled, 2023, Giselle Mira-Diaz, Cyanotype Print on Cotton, Revision of Gender Paradox, 2023, Shane Elliot Bowers, Resin, Flock Suede, PhD studies paper, 9” x 12”; Untitled, 2023, Giselle Mira-Diaz, Banana Leaf, Resin; Treasures of the Tropics Reveal, 2023, Giselle Mira-Diaz, Ink jet Print, Paper made from Banana Leaves, 20” x 30”
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Rhizome from left to right: Act KnowledgeYour Fucking Privilege, 2023, Shane Elliot Bowers, Suede Flock, Hairspray, Resin, Birch Wood, 15” x 12”; United Fruit Company Map 1909 embroidery, 2023, Giselle Mira-Diaz, Image printed on Fabric, embroidery, 36” x 30”; Who Are You Calling A Tranny?, 2022, Shane Elliot Bowers, Suede Flock, Hairspray, Resin, Mirror, Plaster, 11” x 8”; America’ Fake Gucci Belt, 2023, Shane Elliot Bowers, Resin, Flock suede, lottery ticket, 8” x 4”; Gender and Sex Are a Phantasm, 2022, Shane Elliot Bowers, Suede Flock, Hairspray, Resin Birch Wood, 15” x 12”; Illusion, 2023, Shane Elliot Bowers, Suede Flock, Hairspray, Resin, Birch Wood, 4” x 4”
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Rhizome from left to right: Revision of Gender Paradox, 2023, Shane Elliot Bowers, Resin, Flock Suede, PhD studies paper, 9” x 12”; Untitled, 2023, Giselle Mira-Diaz, Banana Leaf, Resin; Treasures of the Tropics Reveal, 2023, Giselle Mira-Diaz, Ink jet Print, Paper made from Banana Leaves, 20” x 30”;Destitution Institution - What is the difference?, 2023, Shane Elliot Bowers, Suede Flock, Hairspray, Resin, Birch Wood, 8” x 6”; Is Words Made Up, 2023, Shane Elliot Bowers, Suede Flock, Hairspray, Resin, Birch Wood, 8” x 6”
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Rhizome from left to right:“Boo Hoo You Are Trans”, 2023, Suede Flock, Hairspray, Resin, Birch Wood, 8” x 6”; Break Out Of The Binary, 2023, Shane Elliot Bowers, Suede Flock, Hairspray, Resin, Birch Wood, 4” x 4”; You Are More Than, 2023, Shane Elliot Bowers, Suede Flock, Hairspray, Resin, Birch Wood, 15” x 12”; Untitled, 2023, Giselle Mira-Diaz, Cyanotype Print on Cotton
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Rhizome from left to right: Break Out Of The Binary, 2023, Shane Elliot Bowers, Suede Flock, Hairspray, Resin, Birch Wood, 4” x 4”; You Are More Than, 2023, Shane Elliot Bowers, Suede Flock, Hairspray, Resin, Birch Wood, 15” x 12”; Untitled, 2023, Giselle Mira-Diaz, Cyanotype Print on Cotton, Revision of Gender Paradox, 2023, Shane Elliot Bowers, Resin, Flock Suede, PhD studies paper, 9” x 12”; Untitled, 2023, Giselle Mira-Diaz, Banana Leaf, Resin; Treasures of the Tropics Reveal, 2023, Giselle Mira-Diaz, Ink jet Print, Paper made from Banana Leaves, 20” x 30”
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Rhizome from left to right: Treasures of the Tropics, 2023, Giselle Mira-Diaz, Paper made from Banana Leaves, 11” x 15”; Treasures of the Tropics, 2023, Giselle Mira-Diaz, Paper made from Banana Leaves, 11” x 15”; Treasures of the Tropics, 2023, Giselle Mira-Diaz, Paper made from Banana Leaves, Medical Sutures, 11” x 15”; Treasures of the Tropics, 2023, Giselle Mira-Diaz, Paper made from Banana Leaves, 11” x 15”; Treasures of the Tropics, 2023, Giselle Mira-Diaz, Paper made from Banana Leaves, 11” x 15”;“Boo Hoo You Are Trans”, 2023, Suede Flock, Hairspray, Resin, Birch Wood, 8” x 6”; Break Out Of The Binary, 2023, Shane Elliot Bowers, Suede Flock, Hairspray, Resin, Birch Wood, 4” x 4”; You Are More Than, 2023, Shane Elliot Bowers, Suede Flock, Hairspray, Resin, Birch Wood, 15” x 12”; Untitled, 2023, Giselle Mira-Diaz, Cyanotype Print on Cotton
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Rhizome from left to right: Destitution Institution - What is the difference?, 2023, Shane Elliot Bowers, Suede Flock, Hairspray, Resin, Birch Wood, 8” x 6”; Is Words Made Up, 2023, Shane Elliot Bowers, Suede Flock, Hairspray, Resin, Birch Wood, 8” x 6”; Act KnowledgeYour Fucking Privilege, 2023, Shane Elliot Bowers, Suede Flock, Hairspray, Resin, Birch Wood, 15” x 12”; United Fruit Company Map 1909 embroidery, 2023, Giselle Mira-Diaz, Image printed on Fabric, embroidery, 36” x 30”
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Rhizome from left to right: Break Out Of The Binary, 2023, Shane Elliot Bowers, Suede Flock, Hairspray, Resin, Birch Wood, 4” x 4”; You Are More Than, 2023, Shane Elliot Bowers, Suede Flock, Hairspray, Resin, Birch Wood, 15” x 12”
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Untitled, 2023, Giselle Mira-Diaz, Cyanotype Print on Cotton
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Rhizome from left to right: Revision of Gender Paradox, 2023, Shane Elliot Bowers, Resin, Flock Suede, PhD studies paper, 9” x 12”
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America’ Fake Gucci Belt, 2023, Shane Elliot Bowers, Resin, Flock suede, lottery ticket, 8” x 4”; Gender and Sex Are a Phantasm, 2022, Shane Elliot Bowers, Suede Flock, Hairspray, Resin Birch Wood, 15” x 12”; Illusion, 2023, Shane Elliot Bowers, Suede Flock, Hairspray, Resin, Birch Wood, 4” x 4”
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United Fruit Company Map 1909 embroidery, 2023, Giselle Mira-Diaz, Image printed on Fabric, embroidery, 36” x 30”
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Treasures of the Tropics, 2023, Giselle Mira-Diaz, Paper made from Banana Leaves, 11” x 15”; Treasures of the Tropics, 2023, Giselle Mira-Diaz, Paper made from Banana Leaves, 11” x 15”; Treasures of the Tropics, 2023, Giselle Mira-Diaz, Paper made from Banana Leaves, Medical Sutures, 11” x 15”; Treasures of the Tropics, 2023, Giselle Mira-Diaz, Paper made from Banana Leaves, 11” x 15”; Treasures of the Tropics, 2023, Giselle Mira-Diaz, Paper made from Banana Leaves, 11” x 15”
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“Boo Hoo You Are Trans”, 2023, Suede Flock, Hairspray, Resin, Birch Wood, 8” x 6”
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Treasures of the Tropics Reveal, 2023, Giselle Mira-Diaz Ink jet Print, Paper made from Banana Leaves, 20” x 30”
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“Boo Hoo You Are Trans”, 2023, Suede Flock, Hairspray, Resin, Birch Wood, 8” x 6”
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Catholic Guilt, Performance Still (Image taken by Giselle Mira-Diaz)