Viral Load II
Steel, concrete 2021
Artist Statement
My work focuses on femininity as a site of transgression and resistance– often with tongue planted in cheek. The sculpture reveals what our previously considered “safe” and “sterile” domestic spaces, objects, and bodies really are: Semi-monstrous organic communities, of which “we” are only one tiny, post-human part.
Special thank you to: Pulse Electric, The Minnesota State Arts Board, and studio assistants: Michael Finch, Janell Hammer, Emily McKenzie, Andi Haus, Phoenix Muchowski, and Soren Goebel
This project is funded by the Minnesota State Arts Board.
Allison Baker
Born: Bloomington, IN, USA, 1988
Resides: Minneapolis, MN, USA
Education
MFA, Rhode Island School of Design, 2015
BFA, Indiana University, 2012