footnotes (still shot of floor projection)

“footnotes,” part of Ashley’s current /ˈpro͞oviNG ˌɡround[s]/ series, is a multimedia installation that consists of “elevated” footnotes conjured from critical autotheoretical musings printed on charmeuse, georgette and linen; single channel videos with spoken word and bluegrass music; curated stories, songs and archives including a book, bright leaf tobacco leaves and a ghostlike photograph printed on chiffon; and discarded and disrupted footnotes, historical newspaper articles and archives.

A scene of police responding to a peaceful protest is projected onto discarded footnotes, historical newspaper articles and archives, accompanied by the bluegrass song Can’t Feel At Home performed by The Aldridge Family, the artist’s cousins.

Artwork Info

Type of Work installation, performance, video
Medium installation, performance, video
Dimensions 30' x 30' x 30'
Subject Matter critical theory, storytelling

Artist Info

Ashley Couch

Joined: February 23, 2018

Rights: All Rights Reserved

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Ashley Couch MFA Visual Studies Thesis 2021