In There Are No Lies That Change the Version of You I Had, the abstracted sculptures from Hannah Fitzgerald are influenced by the artist’s complex relationship with her mother. The work questions the secrets children keep regarding their reality and explores how adulthood creates motivation to confront failed motherhood. This process is a mode of searching, rebuilding, and building from a suspended pain that is only experienced in memories now.
This exhibition explores the naive glimmer that is kept proudly in the eyes of many to avoid confronting what they know is truth in a relationship. Fitzgerald’s work heavily relies on material exploration and is an installation-based practice that focuses on mixed media sculptures. An exploration of femininity and the tradition of craft allows for the artist to rely on traditional techniques while creating conceptual installations that act as invasions to the space they occupy.
The work is assembled with alternative materials, such as hair, eggs, condoms, doll parts, and hosiery. This intentional selection of motifs is paired with standard sculpture materials like plaster, concrete, and metal to create a visual narrative that is striking to the viewer. The artist is interested in conversations surrounding youth and the complexities that come with questioning parental relationships.
