ARTIST STATEMENT
Art Must Be Beautiful, Artist Must Be Beautiful is a recreation of Marina Abramović’s performance by the same title. As a person with body dysmorphia, I believe her performance accurately depicts the obsessive elements of this illness through the use of her body. In my video performance, I repeatedly comb my hair and stare at myself in the mirror. The image is multiplied and repeated to represent and amplify the negative intrusive thoughts about my body image.
In my Self-Portrait video series, I utilize myself as the medium. These video works allow me to express my inner emotional and mental state outwards through various video effects.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Christine Greer is a media artist creating video art, generative moving images, and multimedia installations in Providence, RI.
Her work has been featured in various group exhibitions in New England and screened in Film Festivals across the USA. In 2023 she will receive her MFA in Digital + Media from the Rhode Island School of Design.
© Christine Greer