Concentration: Art + Design: Sculpture
About Savannah Raé
Savannah Raé is graduating with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Sculpture and a minor in Graphic Design. Born and raised in the city of Worcester, Massachusetts, she was exposed to art at an early age. She takes a deep look into those very years to unveil the childhood trauma that has inspired her works today.
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Statement
This installation investigates my early childhood through the lens of the new me. Mark-making, stains, and layers left behind by trauma fill this environment. I embrace the residue of my life because it makes me who I am today; it is a form of acceptance that I want portrayed in my artwork. I am neither trying to glorify nor create shame around my traumatic experiences, but rather create empathy with others. Through my artwork I am looking for self-acceptance, closure, and a pathway forward.
My materials and process become metaphors – embodying the emotions and events that I have experienced. Bronze, plaster, wood– show the solid and unbreakable me that will survive no matter what I am exposed to. In contrast, twine, old shoes, paper, thin fabrics reveal the more fragile side of me that can fold at any given moment.
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