Exhibition by Emily Moores

My art work investigates the playful movement of a body as essential to understanding and experiencing spaces or objects. Inspired by Susan Best's book, Visualizing Feeling: Affect and the Feminine Avant-garde, I am interested in exploring how art relates to interpretation of feeling, emotion, and affect. My work explores tactility, and its ability to immaterially communicate feeling. I use the playful movement of a body to increase energy, release positive endorphins and improve memory.

I transform a space into a whimsical and immersive environment using colorful patterns, textures, and ornamentation. My intricate patterns and design elements playfully change and transform as individuals walk through my installations. I weave together a combination of large scale sheets of paper, and highly textured hand cut paper and fabric. Movement is required to fully view my work.

Individuals walking back and forth through a space have a new experience with their second or third viewing of my installations. Play increases energy and releases positive endorphins. I use a playful aesthetic to engage an individual’s body in movement. The modern world is filled with constant stress for both children and adults.

My goal is to use the movement of an individual's body to empower their imagination. I often find that my bright colors and patterns remind individuals of an experience or an object. I want people to be empowered to make their own connections when looking at my artwork. Simply looking and observing abstract art is play.