Boxed

Artist(s)

Arina Moiseychenko, Alex Newton, Kai Trotz-Motayne, and Caroline Wang

Date

August 2017 – October 2017

Over the past two months, The Public’s gallery has been home to Boxed, an exhibit that explores the theme of shame by members of the Shameless Magazine Youth Advisory Board, Artists Arina Moiseychenko, Alex Newton, Kai Trotz-Motayne, and Caroline Wang created a collection of words from people in their lives that describe experiences of shame. Through this installation, the artists hoped to challenge and make visible the feelings of isolation and loneliness that keeps us from reaching out, connecting with others, and finding communities of support and resistance.

A window display features black and yellow boxes arranged in rows. The yellow boxes spell out "COMMUNITY" in a scattered manner, with a sign in the corner containing additional text that's not fully readable.
A storefront with large windows displays abstract blue paintings. Yellow letters near the bottom of the windows appear to spell out "FAMILY" among the art. The surrounding red brick building shows signs of weathering, and a "No Standing" sign is visible on the sidewalk.
A window display featuring yellow, open cardboard boxes with blue tape forming letters "N," "U," and "I" on them. Blue paper labels with words like "INVALID," "CONFUSED," and "SMALL" are attached to the boxes. A street and crosswalk are visible outside.

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