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‘unmaking’ of the ‘Making’ installation

Copper sulphate solution and aluminium

Performed from the 26th May-7th June. The archive documents are dissolved throughout the duration of the exhibition and renamed ‘unmade 2026 #1,2,3… whilst the floor installation embosses when it’s walked upon to reveal the erased versions of the archive documents.

How to work with and against existing systems without reinforcing the patriarchy ?

 

Archive documents courtesy of the California Institute of the Arts library and special collections

Kitchen at Mariposa (page 5,6,7/8), Vicky Hodgetts. January 20th, 1970 Unmade’ 2026 #1 

Reprinted notes from second year: Women’s Liberation class, Jen Vikings, 1970 ‘Unmade’ 2026 #5

Everywoman magazine, volume two, number seven, Womanhouse issue front cover (Miss Chicago and the California girls). May 7th, 1971 

‘Unmade’ 2026 #2

Everywoman magazine, volume two, number seven, after consciousness raising, what ?, 1971 ‘Unmade 2026 #4

Everywoman magazine, volume two, number seven, the reading group, 1971 Unmade’ 2026 #3

Everywoman magazine, volume two, number seven, feminist artists and female imagery, 1971 ‘Unmade’ 2026 #6

Everywoman magazine, volume two, number seven, interview with Judy Chicago, 1971 ‘Unmade’ 2026 #7

Anonymous was a Woman, Letters to a young female artist, Deena Metzger, 1974 ‘Unmade’ 2026 #9

West East Coast Tag (W.E.B), an international liaison network of woman artist, June 1974 ‘Unmade’ 2026 #8

The F-word poster, the Feminist Art workshop at CAL ARTS, 1975 ‘Unmade’ 2026 #10

'unmaking' of the 'Making' shot #1
'unmaking' of the 'Making' shot #2
'unmaking' of the 'Making' shot 3
'unmaking' of the 'Making' installation shot #4
'unmaking' of the 'Making' installation shot #5
'unmaking' of the 'Making' installation shot #6
'unmaking' of the 'Making' installation shot #7
'unmaking' of the 'Making' installation shot #8