Kaitlin West

Hometown: Birmingham, Ala.
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Constructed Self is an exhibition of life-size forms that blur the line between photography and sculpture while being both stable and on the verge of collapse. These damaged concrete columns, slabs, and hand-formed bricks used to create walls are inspired by architecture's support structures to convey my internal psychic framework. Photographs are transferred on the surface of these forms that depict environments where I have processed and experienced my struggles with mental health. This work explores how to communicate and convey the interior and exterior of my emotional self in visible terms while bringing me healing emotionally through the process of making these sculptures.

"Constructed Self (installation view)," 2022
Image transfer on concrete and hand-formed bricks
various sizes

"Constructed Self (installation view)," 2022
Image transfer on concrete and hand-formed bricks, ratchet traps
various sizes

"Looming Shadow," 2021
image transfer on concrete, ratchet straps, and mixed media
96 x 48 x 108 in.

"Brick Wall," 2022
image transfer on hand-formed bricks, rebar
53 x 42 x 62 in.

"Support Structure 1," 2021
image transfer on concrete, mixed media
72 x 36 x 36 in.