To Such Great Heights
2022
Stainless steel bathtub, copper piping, steel, Apoxie-clay, oil-paint and Q-tip
H67 x W52 x D50 inches
To Such Great Heights is inspired by “The Death of Marat” by David and de Chirico. This cut and standing upright iron bathtub with legs and a “body from copper pipes and a head from Q-tips contemplate the joyous high I would feel from not eating, the pride I would feel over the imposed control; doing this while repulsed by my body stemming from internalized homophobia.
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