Untitled (Period)
Installation Images by Tina June Malek
Untitled (Period) is an exploration of the strange and intimate, the otherworldly and erotic. Created collaboratively through conversation, materials exploration, and play, Sister Birch (aka Felli Maynard and Leslie Foster), uses sculpture, nature, and video, to create a moment of Black, queer futurity, savoring a world of pleasure and decadence, that for now, lives in whispers but grows new geographies that push past the boundaries of our imaginations.
This work materialized gently, over bits and pieces of conversation, forest walks, and studio visits. There wasn't a sudden burst of inspiration, but a slow, sweet flow of creative energy that resulted in our untitled piece. We knew we had to create something together and were patient enough to let the 'what' emerge over time instead of rushing anything. The result is something that sits between our practices, something a little unexpected for both of us, but something that is still charged with our shared desires, the desires that are foundational for both of our practices.
