A Fawn Only Cries At Night

Artemis/Diana (Greek/Roman) This one will be an unconventional assemblage consisting of animatronic deer sculptures decorated with other details tying in archery, animals, and the moon. The deer are quite large and will have arrows piercing them, as well as fake wounds, which are meant to portray how the female body has been wounded. I would also like to create a smaller portrait of the goddess herself to hang next to the deer. While the performance at the live gallery does reflect all the central themes presented, the symbolism in the resemblance to Artemis is the most defining aspect. After the live performance at the gallery opening, I plan to do a new contortion act which will play on a video monitor. The live performance will explore themes of gender, the divine feminine, the body, transformation, the moon, predator vs prey, archery, and the wild unknown. I would like the performance to explore the idea of the female body as a battleground for trauma, how the body holds this trauma, and how it can be healed. Artemis has many unique attributes and is also known as a protector of women, which is something I would like to embody in my performance. The costume will also be key to helping explore this, and I would like to do something that resembles an Ancient Greek hunting outfit but is also functional to do contortion. I also plan on modifying arrows myself for the act, creating new visual elements to add to my props, and also creating a way that the performances can be recorded, and watched again on display in the gallery.