meLusine (work in progress)
"Melusine" by A. Laura Brody. Work in process. $30,000. Reused walker, textiles, and notions over plastics, cartons, and wire. 98" x 42" x 36". Photo by Heidi Marie Photography.
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Back view of "Melusine" by A. Laura Brody. Work in process. $30,000. Reused walker, textiles, and notions over plastics, cartons, and wire. 98" x 42" x 36". Photo by Heidi Marie Photography.
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Framed 8" x 10" photographs for $200, 11" x 14" for $300 each.
Melusine is a fairy in human form that saved a man after he had accidentally killed a king. She promised him a great kingdom and many fine children if he would only leave her alone on Saturdays. She lived up to her promise and he did not, spying on her in her bath to see her lower body turned to fish or serpent tails. When he finally confronted her, she grew wings and flew away, leaving him to die in obscurity. My version of Melusine is about auto-immune disease, female autonomy, and emotional labor.
Melusine has a spine of thyroid supplement bottles and is stuffed with plastic waste shoved into an armature of wire and used cartons. Her base is covered with remnant and reused textiles and notions. She is approximately 2/3 complete, lacking only her arms and wings. The final piece may reach up to 12’ tall.
Contact for sales inquiries, rentals, and custom designs.
Melusine has a spine of thyroid supplement bottles and is stuffed with plastic waste shoved into an armature of wire and used cartons. Her base is covered with remnant and reused textiles and notions. She is approximately 2/3 complete, lacking only her arms and wings. The final piece may reach up to 12’ tall.
Contact for sales inquiries, rentals, and custom designs.
Opulent Mobility by A. Laura Brody is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License