Sally by the Sea(saw)

12’ x 26’ x 6’ 6”

Steel, wood, carshocks, velvet

2016

2016 Artist Intern

Artist Statement

My work looks into futility and repetitive behaviors that mock routine and feelings of obsession. I am interested in evoking a sense of artistic masochism, utilizing feelings of pain or discomfort to form a type of forced cooperation. The see-saw functions on the same motion every single time, with every participant, a seemingly stale concept of play yet nostalgically remembered and experienced with genuine entertainment. The see-saw also carries a stigma of danger, and have in recent years begun to vanish from playgrounds. Wanting to heighten this sensation of danger, I have placed one seat in an isolated, claustrophobic space, giving the viewer only a sliver of information in front of them, to give a slight, yet interrupted, sense of what is happening on the other side. The see-saw inevitably plays on power dynamics, trust, and communication between two parties.

Nicole O’Malley

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Born: Highland, IN, USA, 1993

Resides: Bloomington, IN, USA

Education

BFA, Indiana University, 2016