Description
The Glove' by Kerrianne Fallat
procreate, micron pens, card stock & Axi draw pen plotter
8 x 10 inches
Statement: ‘Take What Resonates & Leave A Trace,’ takes the form of an interaction based experience and draws inspiration from the spiritual field of Tarot and its surrounding subculture. This project involved the creation of a 78 card object based Tarot Deck, a series of written steps to prompt reflection and engagement known as 'The Reading Guide', a red ceramic vase, a single die, pens, paper scraps, a ‘Record Your Reading’ form for written responses, and lastly, a Xerox machine.
PROCESS: The process for this work involved two central elements of randomness and folding machines into production mechanisms of the deck, the Reading Guide and the ‘Record Your Reading’ slip. 78 Objects were selected to be drawn and become part of the deck through an online random object generator wheel. Once the objects were chosen and digitally drawn, they were transcribed by an Axidraw Pen Plotter onto red, thick card stock paper. An Axidraw Pen Plotter is a device that translates and redraws design through the movements of its robotic arm using whatever writing utensil and paper you select.
EXPERIENCE: Viewers enter the gallery space, observing a warm, red light that highlights the center point of a spiral, red, plushy textured, hand-crocheted rug. Carefully placed around the circular rug are low, wooden, black spray, spray-painted boxes that each display vital elements involved in engagement with the work. These elements include a series of written steps to prompt reflection and engagement, a custom-designed object-based Tarot card deck, a red ceramic vase, a single die, pens, paper scraps, a ‘Record Your Reading’ form for written responses, and lastly, a Xerox machine.
To further encourage active participation from gallery visitors, a reading guide was created. The reading guide consists of a series of self-reflective prompts that serve as a soft leading hand throughout the viewing process. This experience required a comfortable space to sit and a flat surface to spread and view the cards in relation to the written prompts. To address these necessary requirements, a large, warm red, spiral-patterned plush rug was hand-crocheted for viewers to sit on while they interacted with the elements of this project. The rug, made with yarn that felt similar to the material of a memory foam mattress . Each movement of one’s body would cause the rug to slightly deflate, holding onto the traces of each movement of the viewer, adding a personal touch to the interactive experience.
Once all the elements are in place, viewers are guided through a series of written steps to assign their own meanings to each card they draw. To reintroduce randomness into the experience, the number of cards they select is determined by the number they receive from rolling a single die. They are then asked to record these reflective interpretations on small scraps of paper, placing each scrap underneath the card. Participants are prompted to write down observations and any messages they felt during the process. In the final phase of this experiment, the viewer places their cards, scraps, and written feedback onto the scanning bed of a Xerox Machine. This machine becomes a part of the art, as it scans their readings, printing out a copy for the viewer to take with them and one to leave behind, creating a tangible record of their experience.
Bio: Kerrianne Fallat is a multidisciplinary artist and designer who creates works investigating connections between trauma, bodies, brains, and machines. She uses a wide variety of both tactical and digital mediums to analyze questions of how trauma is held in the physical body, impacts neurological systems, and mechanics of how medical equipment involved in measuring these effects operate. Her work consists of both self and collective reflections on trauma, often taking the form of thoughtful and experimental installations, kiosks, and workshops. Discussion and written feedback are frequently folded into her work to perpetuate awareness, healing, and community for trauma survivors.
Kerrianne received her BFA in Painting and Printmaking from Virginia Commonwealth University in May 2020 and her MFA in Design from Mason Gross School of The Arts, Rutgers University in May 2023. Since completing her studies, she has continued developing design work for organizations such as Windows of Understanding and Princeton Art Studios, in addition to making work exploring trauma and healing.
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