Residual
ROY presents: ¡Katie B Funk!
Fri, Sep 11, 2020 - 6:00 PM
Sat, Oct 3, 2020 - 2:00 PM
Grief feels both sticky and sharp.
It is unequivocally isolating and yet, universal. After initial incision, it fades for a little while, subsiding it's sting with the false hope of numb. Relief is futile - like shards left mistakenly unswept near fireplace or fridge, it bites and swallows again from beneath a cruel surface.
This body of work explores over and over again both a physical place and an idea of grief, covered in fiction and fact. Using incessant repetition, the original moment is tirelessly chased toward a fragile hold, yet never fully caught. With sensory overload, memory is given physicality through repeated photographs, found images, perfume, a cryptic list of songs, a recipe, and a tangible object viewers are invited to touch.
It is, or as close as I may bring you, a human being reliving what a cardiologist cannot test and poet waxes eternal; a kind of grief that cuts the sky.
¡Katie! invites you to pARTiciapte in her work, heartbreak receptacle
take a tour with iKatie! on our YouTube channel
ROY ASKS
name & preferred pronouns
¡Katie B Funk! she/her/hers
how has art impacted you?
Art is everything; it claimed me back when I was stardust.
how are you staying creative in these extraordinary times?
It hasn't been easy - motivation wanes, and the doubt and anxiety of it all has made things feel in total chokehold. At the same time, drawing helps me focus, collaging recharges my batteries, and residency applications excite me regardless of the constant rejection. In my new job serving tables at a fine dining restaurant, I try to look for certain patterns in the chaos, or wonder how I'd create a portrait of the faces I greet. This time feels complicated - I am eager to see what it looks like in the retrospect.
what do you hope the viewer takes away from seeing your work?
After graduate school, I feel like this question is impossible. Either way, I hope the viewer has more questions than answers.
do you have a playlist you'd like to share?
My very favorite band is Glass Animals and I'll listen to them anytime/anywhere. I also love Magic City Hippies, SAFIA, Lady Gaga, Tiny Meat Gang, Missy Elliott, anything Lo-Fi, and recently discovered Grace Ives and Remi Wolf. I have a playlist on Spotify called "Straight Chillin' B" - which got started sometime in 2012 and has over 600 songs!
If I feel like something other than music to listen to while working, I'll put on podcasts - "How Did This Get Made?" "Crying In My Car". etc., are some favorites or YouTube videos - Trevor Noah, Bill Maher, Cody Ko, Noel Miller, etc.
