Wolves, Brides and Fairytales
“Wolves, Brides and Fairytales” is an art installation that evokes a walk in a fairytale forest. Stones and fallen sunflowers lead to images of mythical and real wolves on cardboard, felt, burlap, and video. Embroidered chiffon textiles suggest brides/princesses and symbolic objects used in fairytales to represent magic and disguise.
I’m interested in the archetypes in old tales and their psychological/feminist underpinnings, as explored by Clarrisa Pinkola Estes in her book, “Women Who Run with the Wolves”. For instance, in “Blackbeard and his Wives,” women who lose their intuition face consequences, contrasting with Mother Wolf who teaches her pups about the wild’s dangers.
