Statement:

The One of the Ones is about fame as a feeling, and the space between being seen and being understood. A spotlight is passed back and forth as a baton between performers, either framing them in a moment of temporary celebrity or cropping them entirely out of space. In a dark room, it’s easy to suspend your disbelief and believe for a moment that what’s inside the spot is all that exists, even if it is just a small illuminated hand or a head. Having the power to do so gives light its own sense of character. In this piece, garments have a similar function, designed to frame and exaggerate specific parts of the body, drawing and deflecting attention. With oversized ribbon bows and combo collar-bonnets, the garments not only assert themselves physically in space, but are skewed representations of stock female characters of American pop culture.

Bio:

Elinore MacInnes was raised in suburban upstate New York and is a Fiber Senior. Her performance, sculpture, video, and garment work examine humor and longing.