Carrie is an interdisciplinary artist working and living in Baltimore. She uses performance, sound and installation to explore the strange and emotional collective memories that are often assigned to places and objects. The first piece I ever saw of Carries was a performance of Birds, Bees at the Red Room in Baltimore City- which has since unfortunately closed down. On the white and black David Lynch- inspired zig zag floor, an array of what seemed to be kitchen-found objects sat around her: a bowl, plates, polaroids, glasses, spoons. Wires drew loops and lines around her turning the small space into a playground of visuals and sound. It felt playful, experimental, and solemn all at once. Watching her create and amplify these live sounds in front of us - an audience in a trance of curiosity - was a night I’ll never forget. The piece was an ode to the memories of sound and objects associated with Lowcountry South Carolina - an ode as well to her grandmother.
As we are now seeped in a new-normal of quarantined confusion and disillusions, I wanted to speak with Carrie not only on her work in general, but how our life in COVID has changed her practice and also touch on how she has spent quarantine as a practicing artist, professor, and human being.
Below is your all-access pass to the video, audio, and chat history for our * virtual * conversation. Please feel free to send any and all questions or comments to info@nefariouscontemporary.com