Following the Fault Line
Witch Bottle
Glass bottle with stopper, urine, fingernails, and hair from the artist and their beloved, rusty nails, beeswax
2026
Undercurrents of queerness form another fault line through gestures of kinship, desire, otherness, and protection. Placed in relation to the work is a urine-filled witch bottle used in 16-17th spells to protect and ward off harm. In the current political climate, where books addressing queer sexuality and gender diversity have been challenged or removed from schools, the bottle functions as a protective spell against anti-queer and anti-trans sentiments.