This work consists of a letter writing station, complete with a stamp of Erin M Duhigg’s signature and Erin M Duhigg’s pursed lips to seal the envelopes with their kiss. The viewer is invited to write a love letter as Erin M Duhigg. All letters that include an address on the envelope are mailed to their destination.
The Kool-Aid Man is an Electron is a performance work that exists as video. The movement of the performer creates blackout moments where a mantra appears. The actions and mantra call to mind the televangelist, science fiction theory as well as theoretical quantum physics. Together these points, along with the title, call for the viewer to question the roll of trust between themselves and the artist as they witness the work progress.
An interactive installation in the Great Lakes Research Exhibition, part of 2018 Front International: Cleveland Triennial for Contemporary Art.
Viewers entered the Reinberger Galley during the hot Cleveland summer exhibition hours and were greeted by a water cooler and plastic cups that they could help themselves to. A trash can was conveniently located next to the water cooler for the visitors to toss their empty cups into.
Halfway through the exhibition, the viewer came across a section of wall (80” x 36”) containing evidence tracking index cards. The evidence cards identify the location the prints were lifted from, which was the trashcan placed near the watercooler at the entrance to the gallery.
Test Tubes contain pink bubble gum chewed by artist, supplying the artist's DNA and dental imprints.
Viewer may choose to participate in a contract of trust by exchanging the artist a vile of their own chewed gum.
Light Box Vitrine, Crochet Shadow Blanket, Performance
Three clothing articles were patterned from the artist’s memory of the bodies of individuals who no longer exist. The clothing is proportional to the artist’s own body, from memory. Because the referent no longer exists to disprove the proportions, the clothing can not be contested, and neither can the memory.