I'm back in the interview seat with Kristen Mills, an artist working in video, sculpture and installation. We discussed her latest show at Turley Gallery where she covered an entire room with cardboard and made it into a spaceship cockpit. Her video work features clones of herself, multiplied, and combines humor and old school editing techniques to create surreal worlds of play and exploration. The digital elements are then ensconced in laboriously-made, intricate cardboard constructions.
There's also Glue Tawk and a MacDowell Corner! Tune in!
Find Kristen's work online:
Web: https://millskristen.com/
Sharpe-Walentas Studio Program on IG: @swstudioprogram
(Open Studios in late April 2025)
Previous Exhibitions:
Turley Gallery: https://www.turley.gallery/kristen-mills-seats-for-everyone
Glenlily Grounds: https://www.glenlilygrounds.com/glenlily-grounds-2024
Ortega y Gasset: https://www.oygprojects.com/believability
Kristen's videos mentioned: Audience for an Audience, Waiting Room, I Can Reach In, Seats for Everyone, Space Race (featuring artwork by Melissa Dadourian), The Portal with the Cord, Tap Sap, Rock Collecting, Animal Sanctuary Project, Sister Spaceship Live at the Sinkhole w/ Angie Melchin
Comedians mentioned: Maria Bamford, Atsuko Okatsuka, Ali Wong, Paula Poundstone, Chris Fleming
Movies/TV Mentioned: Strangers with Candy, Pee-wee's Playhouse, Beetlejuice
Artist Residencies/Schools Mentioned: Skohegan School of Painting & Sculpture, Vermont Studio Center (VSC), MacDowell and Firth Studio, Amy's secret MacDowell vlog, Columbo's Dog: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_sKO_QcKc1eIVTRXyDHryw
Glue Tawk™: Kristen uses "Sure Bond" corded hot glue gun and sticks (rumor has it also comes in roll form like a too-long fingernail or ram's horn)
“An artist discovers his genius the day he dares not to please.”
— André Malraux
Thank you, Kristen! Thank you, Listeners!
All music by Soundstripe
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