July 13 - 25, 2024
From Blind Alley Projects:
“In Birthday Card, Lauren Hope Walker utilizes Blind Alley’s interior space as a stage, with the works in the installation acting as props to set the scene. Embracing an amateur prop-making aesthetic and utilizing affordable materials, Walker creates a playful installation that manifests as pink, glittery clouds, twirling checkered droplets, and the beginnings of a housefire emerging from a windowpane.
Describing Blind Alley Projects as a “unique space with a sense of wonder,” Walker says that “peering into that large glass window often leaves me longing to get closer to what’s inside, with my own reflection sometimes blocking the view of the artwork. I think the beauty of this space lies in how it provides just enough of what you need to see on the interior, while also reminding you of your own presence with the work.” With this in mind, Walker wanted to “play with that push and pull and craft a scene that urges viewers to engage with the interior space by way of their own reflection,” adding, “they have the opportunity to activate the scene and step into the role as the main character — the show must go on!
Artist Bio
Lauren Hope Walker is an artist currently living in Houston, Texas. She works across mediums of painting, sculpture and ceramics to investigate her queer femme identity through imagined, absurd narratives. Walker received her MFA in painting from Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, Texas in 2024 after receiving her BFA in painting from Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches, Texas in 2021. Walker has participated in multiple shows across the DFW metroplex with her most recent exhibition being at Moudy North Gallery and Easyside in Fort Worth, Texas.”
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