https://selenaloomis.space selena loomis Sat, 16 Mar 2024 18:21:00 +0000 https://selenaloomis.space en https://selenaloomis.space/Index Tue, 17 Oct 2023 20:23:27 +0000 selena loomis https://selenaloomis.space/Index https://selenaloomis.space/conspicuous-components Sat, 16 Mar 2024 18:21:00 +0000 selena loomis https://selenaloomis.space/conspicuous-components c o n s p i c u o u s&nbsp; c o m p o n e n t s: MFA thesis exhibition 2024 statement:&nbsp;c o n s p i c u o u s&nbsp; c o m p o n e n t s is a study in queer (il)legibility, ecology, and community. Queer is used here as an inherently indefinable verb. In an era of rising anti-LGBTQ2IA+ rhetoric, legislation, and hate crimes, this work is evidence of a response - one full year of cultivating insistently queer space in Athens County. Taking a loose definition of queer space as ‘any relational experience generated between queer people’ [Lucas LaRochelle], expanded to include the more-than-human, the exhibition explores connection and visibility from the homespace [and garden bed] outwards. The pieces within consider questions including: What is left behind of contemporary queer life? How do I/we engage in love: platonic, romantic, self, community, and otherwise? What does markedly queer kinship look and feel like? And for whom is this mark legible? c o n s p i c u o u s&nbsp; c o m p o n e n t s navigates these inquiries through the lens of queer ecology: a perspective that challenges heterosexist and binary views of ecosystems and the beings within them, instead favoring fluid and subjective perspectives. By inviting collaborators from the OHIO LGBT Center, the soil, the artist’s domestic / personal networks, and the larger southeast Ohio community, this exhibition acts as a living archive of one small ecosystem of rural queer life. All colors present were coaxed from plants grown in the artist’s Community Food Initiatives garden plot or gently foraged* in Athens County. In color-producing order: red/pink: smooth sumac*, cosmos orange/yellow: sulfur cosmos, marigold, calendula, goldenrod* green/blue: japanese indigo [persicaria tinctoria], hopi sunflower, stinging nettle* purple: hollyhock, cosmos, scabiosa brown: marigold, black walnut* Visitors to the exhibition were invited to carefully touch all artworks.&nbsp; this show received generous support from: emma loomis-amrhein, kate hampel, duane mcdiarmid, jennie klein, sam dodd, john stathopoulos, benjamin siegel, sarah doherty | the ohio university lgbt center amy fugikawa + raya abner | community food initiatives eastside garden shockley traub | OU galleries staff graduate student senate original works grant quilting bee sewists installation crew: lucy osborne, alyssa kiel, ray perez, zelda thayer-hansen, john, + emma and the plants &lt;3 thank youa reading list can be found at&nbsp;tinyurl.com/CCreadinglist photos by bee heulsman <img width="3462" height="2308" width_o="3462" height_o="2308" 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data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/afe52053dafe5f69511ad1edbc76a86fc1aec2eb1fc2506fe475a8124fab154e/Loomis_Thesis_19.png" data-mid="206936259" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/afe52053dafe5f69511ad1edbc76a86fc1aec2eb1fc2506fe475a8124fab154e/Loomis_Thesis_19.png" /> <img width="4245" height="2830" width_o="4245" height_o="2830" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/409d3d78f2019ae9cdc50949da036293b79eef14f6613db5eecec240090eb593/Loomis_Thesis_58.png" data-mid="206936217" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/409d3d78f2019ae9cdc50949da036293b79eef14f6613db5eecec240090eb593/Loomis_Thesis_58.png" /> https://selenaloomis.space/sundays-at-11 Thu, 14 Mar 2024 02:30:44 +0000 selena loomis https://selenaloomis.space/sundays-at-11 sundays at 11 2024 silk, thread, wool, hollyhock [dye, seed, bloom], emma’s shot, inkjet prints A meditation on giving my spouse her estrogen shot each week / a care task / an intimacy / a way to tend to gender like a slow-growing plant in the garden. photos by John Stathopoulos <img width="2581" height="3872" width_o="2581" height_o="3872" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/22a11dfdc5258d0962b2695637bdaf69a3a575ca43c9f1fc8135f34fd761917e/Len-Transparent-Quilts-4.jpg" data-mid="206745880" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/22a11dfdc5258d0962b2695637bdaf69a3a575ca43c9f1fc8135f34fd761917e/Len-Transparent-Quilts-4.jpg" /><img width="3872" height="2581" width_o="3872" height_o="2581" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/131aae2075fd6cc53d85ed0a551eb170f2a4b04f62543dd049e33efd2cf06cca/Len-Transparent-Quilts-3-1.jpg" data-mid="206745881" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/131aae2075fd6cc53d85ed0a551eb170f2a4b04f62543dd049e33efd2cf06cca/Len-Transparent-Quilts-3-1.jpg" /> <img width="2582" height="3873" width_o="2582" height_o="3873" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/288bef4b61da1f0f0642fe1505d7a450b6af884066a9f4f73820d22c49fe1a60/Len-Transparent-Quilts-2.jpg" data-mid="206745882" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/288bef4b61da1f0f0642fe1505d7a450b6af884066a9f4f73820d22c49fe1a60/Len-Transparent-Quilts-2.jpg" /> https://selenaloomis.space/we-don-t-need-to-know-that Tue, 17 Oct 2023 20:23:28 +0000 selena loomis https://selenaloomis.space/we-don-t-need-to-know-that we don’t need to know that 2023 silk organza, polyester, inkjet prints, thread a small transparent quilt / a chronic pain starter kit, archived through xerox scans in silk and polyester / a response to casual ableism in the academy / a whispering half-seen specter of disability / a self portrait in objects Photos by John Stathopoulos <img width="3872" height="2581" width_o="3872" height_o="2581" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c1a452127ba64b2793a73bf474288f866bb2887e3d2052d41c8563092c194c3f/Len-Transparent-Quilts-9.jpg" data-mid="206745763" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/c1a452127ba64b2793a73bf474288f866bb2887e3d2052d41c8563092c194c3f/Len-Transparent-Quilts-9.jpg" /><img width="3872" height="2581" width_o="3872" height_o="2581" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/3d37e324769320fc2f13c320e67ff5906bb0e4b4d9e720ed2177c61593d6bf8d/Len-Transparent-Quilts-11.jpg" data-mid="206745762" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/3d37e324769320fc2f13c320e67ff5906bb0e4b4d9e720ed2177c61593d6bf8d/Len-Transparent-Quilts-11.jpg" /> <img width="2581" height="3872" width_o="2581" height_o="3872" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/eb5085a0af65a2e8c95d2738a416e4e78f6cdf13b55d586e6229b8d9678c6999/Len-Transparent-Quilts-12.jpg" data-mid="206745761" border="0" data-scale="100" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/eb5085a0af65a2e8c95d2738a416e4e78f6cdf13b55d586e6229b8d9678c6999/Len-Transparent-Quilts-12.jpg" /> 24–09–2024 https://selenaloomis.space/HANDS-gif Tue, 17 Oct 2023 20:23:28 +0000 selena loomis https://selenaloomis.space/HANDS-gif HANDS 2017 After losing many of my own family photos in a house flood, this gif is an attempt to re-insert myself and my family lineage into domestic photography via another family’s vacation photos (c. 1970s), some of the locations pictures happen to be ancestral lands to my family. (Pictured front + back of 14 cards) Found family-vacation photo postcards, scanned images of my hand, embroidery floss. <img width="1389" height="1076" width_o="1389" height_o="1076" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/79e79e9b528eeea859fd8dba083346c2549dd6053c88c322a6c38a296dc7406a/hand-front.gif" data-mid="194015026" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/79e79e9b528eeea859fd8dba083346c2549dd6053c88c322a6c38a296dc7406a/hand-front.gif" /><img width="1376" height="1070" width_o="1376" height_o="1070" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e11966d4e322ed22c13855fef70b127a58d3d7ff71aec3b688f5cada00c103a0/handback.gif" data-mid="194015170" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/e11966d4e322ed22c13855fef70b127a58d3d7ff71aec3b688f5cada00c103a0/handback.gif" /> 24–09–2024 https://selenaloomis.space/a-quiet-saturday-night Tue, 17 Oct 2023 20:23:29 +0000 selena loomis https://selenaloomis.space/a-quiet-saturday-night a quiet saturday night 2023 organza, inkjet prints, goldenrod A fabric book made in response to the toxic train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio. A poem ruminating on human responsibility in the face of ecological damage. Goldenrod and a small bird, found dead, along the portion of the same railroad line, which runs through the town where I live in southeast Ohio. Photos by John Stathopoulos <img width="3872" height="2581" width_o="3872" height_o="2581" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/0ec6537e75479de37734a239a0276fde975ba14cff11959a8acb17fe442f3ee7/a-quiet-saturday-night-detail2.jpg" data-mid="206745588" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/0ec6537e75479de37734a239a0276fde975ba14cff11959a8acb17fe442f3ee7/a-quiet-saturday-night-detail2.jpg" /><img width="3873" height="2582" width_o="3873" height_o="2582" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d4c09723ee51e0bd3fe21f0d03e5671580e237df1f759db185aee0525f7c58ad/a-quiet-saturday-night-spine-open.jpg" data-mid="206745587" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/d4c09723ee51e0bd3fe21f0d03e5671580e237df1f759db185aee0525f7c58ad/a-quiet-saturday-night-spine-open.jpg" /> <img width="3872" height="2581" width_o="3872" height_o="2581" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f1edee559dabc21fc682fddf800d8777292630fdfa5826a8e81651dc777b6a72/a-quiet-saturday-night-open-view.jpg" data-mid="206745589" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/f1edee559dabc21fc682fddf800d8777292630fdfa5826a8e81651dc777b6a72/a-quiet-saturday-night-open-view.jpg" /><img width="3872" height="2581" width_o="3872" height_o="2581" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/50c0ba9dfaa15b9f52e60f784d1a698b91c87f28724bf63e0a81fc0fa99f2057/a-quiet-saturday-night-top--view.jpg" data-mid="206745590" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/50c0ba9dfaa15b9f52e60f784d1a698b91c87f28724bf63e0a81fc0fa99f2057/a-quiet-saturday-night-top--view.jpg" /> 24–09–2024 https://selenaloomis.space/REPAIR-LOG Tue, 17 Oct 2023 20:23:30 +0000 selena loomis https://selenaloomis.space/REPAIR-LOG REPAIR LOG 2022 cotton muslin, inkjet and letterpress prints. Inspired by vehicle and machine care-logs, this book is comprised of hand-mended clothing scanned and printed onto muslin, followed by letterpress-printed details on the items included. <img width="3024" height="4032" width_o="3024" height_o="4032" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/62ebbcb4b48a4a27f8e3d9b83605cdd0399b35b401579ebc5d75180cb4addc1f/IMG-5579.jpg" data-mid="194017482" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/62ebbcb4b48a4a27f8e3d9b83605cdd0399b35b401579ebc5d75180cb4addc1f/IMG-5579.jpg" /> <img width="3024" height="4032" width_o="3024" height_o="4032" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/fde34cacd8075d38e3b60776379b4e2cde9d55f9e315d050b62826c277ba8987/IMG-5578.jpg" data-mid="194017481" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/fde34cacd8075d38e3b60776379b4e2cde9d55f9e315d050b62826c277ba8987/IMG-5578.jpg" /> 24–09–2024 https://selenaloomis.space/manifestos Tue, 17 Oct 2023 20:23:30 +0000 selena loomis https://selenaloomis.space/manifestos manifestos 2014 - 2023 sweater: a manifesto rendered in needle-felted wool. found cardigan. banner: a manifesto rendered in hand-sewn velvet ribbon. quilt: a manifesto rendered in machine-shown shadow. <img width="4028" height="2814" width_o="4028" height_o="2814" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/4fc533d3cfc86fd9eec391dc41d424a3b5e46829964e7331a3448aac750bcdc3/IMG-2347.jpg" data-mid="194017939" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/4fc533d3cfc86fd9eec391dc41d424a3b5e46829964e7331a3448aac750bcdc3/IMG-2347.jpg" /> <img width="3024" height="4032" width_o="3024" height_o="4032" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/3a042f2e346dbe5d43d7b85d543349a1a13323fb0e911a327872e1e60ce9193d/IMG-0681.jpg" data-mid="194017874" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/3a042f2e346dbe5d43d7b85d543349a1a13323fb0e911a327872e1e60ce9193d/IMG-0681.jpg" /> 24–09–2024 https://selenaloomis.space/the-sympathy-of-all-things Tue, 17 Oct 2023 20:23:31 +0000 selena loomis https://selenaloomis.space/the-sympathy-of-all-things the sympathy of all things 2019 A collaboration with Louise Smith. Part seance, part ritual, part intergenerational [dis]harmony. A one-night devised performance acting as funeral and celebration on the dangers + infectious hope of ecological crisis. Included original songs, script, choregraphy, poetry, and “quilted playhouses’ used as lamps/muppets. Performed in the historic barn at Agraria: Center for Regenerative Agriculture. Photos by Ryn McCall <img width="2048" height="1456" width_o="2048" height_o="1456" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/087e99a04df4b97dc1fa9b53be2ce2e5ad83adc5a6bf9db7b1f1b3a468b3aae0/sympathy-of-all-things-2-with-louise-smith---photo-by-ryn-mccall.jpg" data-mid="206745861" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/087e99a04df4b97dc1fa9b53be2ce2e5ad83adc5a6bf9db7b1f1b3a468b3aae0/sympathy-of-all-things-2-with-louise-smith---photo-by-ryn-mccall.jpg" /><img width="3615" height="3135" width_o="3615" height_o="3135" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/4df284c19c312e13773115a9d96b23ae396b2d11941c5cd268f31acf80284d83/sympathy-of-all-things-1-photos-by-ryn-mccall.jpg" data-mid="194027124" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/4df284c19c312e13773115a9d96b23ae396b2d11941c5cd268f31acf80284d83/sympathy-of-all-things-1-photos-by-ryn-mccall.jpg" /> 24–09–2024