VOLKOV COMMANDERS

THE VOLKOV- A LARGE MECHANICAL WOOLY MAMOTH CONSTRUCTED IN A CRATER ON THE MOON FOR THE PURPOSE OF FLYING TO THE EARTH TO GATHER INFORMATION.

COMMANDERS- A TRIO OF ARTISTS WHO BUILT AND CAN FLY THE VOLKOV.

YOLKOV

Through combining performance and installation with costume/mask wearing and fashion my work seeks to create dialogue on the nature of dressing up for display. This relies heavily on the juxtaposition of situation and chance encounter with the audience. Each element of the performance is carefully crafted and constructed with a heavy emphasis on fashion and costume, looking at displacement of the garments from their routinely socially accepted environment.Masks feature heavily in my work as I am fascinated by mystery and concealment of identities, inspired by European folklore, cultural adornment and courtship rituals right up to the more macabre and sinister aspects of mask wearing found in horror.

INSPIRATION