Welcome to the first episode of our new series: Chewing Gum!

Creative people are always ruminating on niche things, making unlikely connections or falling down bizarre rabbit holes... In order to crack open the minds of our fellow artists, we wanted to ask just one simple question: "what's a thought you've been chewing on?"

Each episode the perfect length to accompany your morning coffee, your evening commute, or your afternoon hot girl walk.

Up first we have the incredible Laveen Gammie! Laveen is an interdisciplinary artist with a focus on sculpture currently getting her masters from the University of Chicago.

THIS EP'S CHEWY TOPICS:

death & the seductive qualities of death, lore (how it plays out in systems), necro-politics, signifiers of power.

ABOUT THE ARTIST:

I (Laveen Gammie) use sculpture installation, provisional supports, video, and photographic images to consider various notions of value (social, monetary, systemic). I explore how various values are created, upheld, or challenged. I am interested by the relationship between values, violence, world-building, seduction, and power. I am currently based in Chicago, where I am completing my MFA.

WHERE TO FIND THEIR WORK:

ig: @alwaysl8t3

website: ⁠www.laveengammie.com⁠

BONUS GOODIES!! (if you wanna learn more about this episode's topics, the following are provided by today's guest!)

• Glitch Feminism by Legacy Russel


• Necropolitics by Achille Mbembe


• Tip of the Spear by Orisanmi Burton


• American Grotesque Paintings 


• Games, Schools, and Worlds Designed for Violence (video)


• Erie Indiana (tv show)


• Nicole Eisman (artist)


• Julia Scher (artist)


• "Rising To Heaven: Japan's High-Rise, High-Tech Solution To A Shortage Of Cemetery Spaces"

J&J STUFFZ:

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