artist|statement
I am an animal.
I make art.
And I've always had a penchant for mythology, folktales, communal storytelling…
My artistic practice is a quest for that community. Plugging into my surroundings, to others, across disciplines, across gender, nationality, ethnicity, sexuality, species. I seek to repurpose mundane items, or use items sustainably harvested from nature to foster a more immediate connection to the earth and tap into the universal spark that binds us all.
I scavenge bits of everything from history and lore, science and mathematics, to David Attenborough animal documentaries in the creation of writing, performance, works on homemade paper and mylar, installation, using everything I can get my hands on in an effort to address societal and environmental issues as well as more personal struggles with mental health and reproductive rights.
Playing with the notion of craft, conventionally considered "women's work," my practice often incorporates weaving, knitting, embroidery, food preparation, taking it in unexpected directions.
In choosing to create moments that are site specific, re-purposing mundane scavenged objects, using urgent movement, mask, costume, I seek to create a dialogue about our place, about what immobilizes us, tangles us up, throws us forward, breaks us down.
I like the surprises and the accidents, the failures and successes, the story, the connection.
I make art.
And I've always had a penchant for mythology, folktales, communal storytelling…
My artistic practice is a quest for that community. Plugging into my surroundings, to others, across disciplines, across gender, nationality, ethnicity, sexuality, species. I seek to repurpose mundane items, or use items sustainably harvested from nature to foster a more immediate connection to the earth and tap into the universal spark that binds us all.
I scavenge bits of everything from history and lore, science and mathematics, to David Attenborough animal documentaries in the creation of writing, performance, works on homemade paper and mylar, installation, using everything I can get my hands on in an effort to address societal and environmental issues as well as more personal struggles with mental health and reproductive rights.
Playing with the notion of craft, conventionally considered "women's work," my practice often incorporates weaving, knitting, embroidery, food preparation, taking it in unexpected directions.
In choosing to create moments that are site specific, re-purposing mundane scavenged objects, using urgent movement, mask, costume, I seek to create a dialogue about our place, about what immobilizes us, tangles us up, throws us forward, breaks us down.
I like the surprises and the accidents, the failures and successes, the story, the connection.
© Autumn Kioti 2017
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