Elizabeth Alexander

Elizabeth Alexander is an interdisciplinary artist specializing in sculptures and installations made from deconstructed domestic materials. Through labored processes separating decorative print from found objects, she unearths elements of human behavior and hidden emotional lives that exist within the walls of our homes.

Elizabeth Alexander uses cast paper and common household materials to unpack the social, cultural, and psychological implications of the American ideals of domesticity, success, and safety. This work can range from objects such as a disassembled teacup and a photo series of altered environments to site-specific installations with sound and performance. From a stock of thrifted items, the domestic becomes raw material, and she harnesses the symbolic weight these items carry. Contrary to the idyllic image of the unblemished American home, she works to bring forward the pervasive chaos that is embedded in our shared humanity through purposeful acts of deconstruction and renovation.

Submitted by K Contemporary