https://artistparentindex.com/files/original/05666a63e0ef3f76453521ec0c8ab194.jpg 0dc0a1d6d16263d3b3964fffd32ff5b0 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Artist Parent Index Person An individual. Website The Artist's website <a href="https://www.rachellebeaudoin.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.rachellebeaudoin.com/</a> Medium video performance animation Location The location of the interview Peterborough New Hampshire Artist Statement In performances, videos, I confront stereotypes and tropes of gender representation to create a space of uncertainty. I research and deconstruct the ways in which women are portrayed in popular culture and on the Internet. I contrast the natural world and the outdoors, to trends, themes and memes from the web, mashing up Kardashian culture with the rural, forested environment in New Hampshire where I live. Thighbrows, thigh gaps, and facial masks become fodder for my work. I use humor and sarcasm as an entry point into issues of gender, power and class in order to call out the invisible structures and sexism that pervades both the physical world and the online world. Masks, makeup and identity are also a fascination of mine. Often employing physical comedy, my videos document performances in which I explore the pressures and contradictions I face on a daily basis. I push concepts from web videos and advertising to the absurd so that the content becomes humorous and sometimes alarming. Since becoming a mother, this experience has become part of my work. I have created videos to address the infantilization of expectant mothers and reality of caring for children and parents. Personal, sometimes awkward, yet open and inviting, the work emphasizes the physicality of the body, showing both vulnerability and strength, following in the tradition of feminist performance art. This work comes from a place of experience and honesty. Topic sandwich generation biodata infantilization of pregnant people body changes stretch marks invisible labor emotional labor Exhibitions Exhibitions in the Index that an artist has participated in. The two entries will be linked. Maternochronics You Are Not Wonderful Just Because You Are a Mother Artist/Mother Podcast, online, juried by Qiana Mestrich In Union, Remotely, Shaker Museum, Mount Lebanon, NY Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rachelle Beaudoin