Avenue A Japanese Restaurant, East Village

About the Installation

The artist's first NYC installation was a collaboration of placement in the restaurant interior's two rooms. Non-visual artist helpers included a choreographer, a musician, and a Shiatsu massage therapist. The art and objects were created and "found" by the artist such as a room-size wedding dress made from plastic trash bags. (inspired by her internship with the costume designer at a NYC theater), and shoes purchased from a thrift store, painted neon colors, and hung from the ceiling over the bar. "This installation was a pivotal experience for me because I expected to be an instructor to neophytes and instead became an observer of the creative process of others. The results of letting go of control was mind-blowing on so many levels." -- Alice Shapiro

Reflections on Perception and Creativity

I am like the autistic child who puts loving things/energies together that are at a distance from each other.

Words are sticky so I detach from their past clusters of associations as much as I am capable of. Pictures are more abstract, especially if presented out of context and can re-story past associations.

Genesis 3:15 BEFORE: You are born alone. You die alone. Get over yourself. AFTER: My role is to paint life, with pictures and words and all combos of those. Before awareness, compositions were my perceptions as gospel. Now I take breaks between everything and I present with the understanding that if those elements aren't compatible with each other, they'll remove themselves.