A. Laura Brody
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The Kali Walker
2017
Framed prints
36" x 24"
$300 each
Website: dreamsbymachine.com
California, USA
Photo by Heidi Marie Photography
VO by McKerrin Kelly
2017
Framed prints
36" x 24"
$300 each
Website: dreamsbymachine.com
California, USA
Photo by Heidi Marie Photography
VO by McKerrin Kelly
ABOUT KALI:
Kali is the Hindu goddess of time and empowerment, and a renowned slayer of demons.
Disability and aging are demonized in our culture as tragedy, weakness, and something to be feared.
Kali in her walker represents a different truth—that time catches up to us all, and that strength and ferocity are not measured by physical ability.
-A. Laura Brody
Disability and aging are demonized in our culture as tragedy, weakness, and something to be feared.
Kali in her walker represents a different truth—that time catches up to us all, and that strength and ferocity are not measured by physical ability.
-A. Laura Brody
ARTIST STATEMENT:
We are all buried treasure.
My works draw from the history of art: the flowing shapes of Art Nouveau, the embellishments of the Victorians and the line quality of Klimt and Schiele. These sculptures are conceived with a commitment to social justice and are inspired by the spirit of scientific discovery. They are meant to encourage conversation and to inspire radical rethinking of the meanings of disability and adaptive aids.
My works draw from the history of art: the flowing shapes of Art Nouveau, the embellishments of the Victorians and the line quality of Klimt and Schiele. These sculptures are conceived with a commitment to social justice and are inspired by the spirit of scientific discovery. They are meant to encourage conversation and to inspire radical rethinking of the meanings of disability and adaptive aids.
DESCRIPTIONS:
The Kali Walker is a representation of the Goddess Kali built into a walker.
Kali is positioned in front of the walker. Her face is gray blue, with almond shaped eyes. A third eye, placed vertically, is in her forehead just above a red jewel. Her red tongue sticks out from her red lips. Two of her four legs are bent at the knee and their feet extend beyond the walker’s frame. Her front feet stand on the ground. Three arms extend from each side of her body. Her upper left hand holds a severed head, the lower left holds a bowl lined in deep red, and the upper right hand wields a blood-red scythe. Her fingers end in sharp points.
Her body and limbs are made from irregular shaped leather in browns, black, pale blue, chartreuse, and green with occasional red patches. A narrow belt sits just below her waist, anchoring a fringe of hands and forearms. Fabric dreadlocks form her long hair. She wears a gold flame crown and a necklace of blue and gold beads and blue and white unpolished stones joined by gold rings. The necklace meets between her breasts with a white and black skull from which hangs a dark red tassel.
Kali’s walker is marbleized in blue, gold, and pearl and has multicolored leather hand rests.
-art description by Teri Grossman
Kali is positioned in front of the walker. Her face is gray blue, with almond shaped eyes. A third eye, placed vertically, is in her forehead just above a red jewel. Her red tongue sticks out from her red lips. Two of her four legs are bent at the knee and their feet extend beyond the walker’s frame. Her front feet stand on the ground. Three arms extend from each side of her body. Her upper left hand holds a severed head, the lower left holds a bowl lined in deep red, and the upper right hand wields a blood-red scythe. Her fingers end in sharp points.
Her body and limbs are made from irregular shaped leather in browns, black, pale blue, chartreuse, and green with occasional red patches. A narrow belt sits just below her waist, anchoring a fringe of hands and forearms. Fabric dreadlocks form her long hair. She wears a gold flame crown and a necklace of blue and gold beads and blue and white unpolished stones joined by gold rings. The necklace meets between her breasts with a white and black skull from which hangs a dark red tassel.
Kali’s walker is marbleized in blue, gold, and pearl and has multicolored leather hand rests.
-art description by Teri Grossman
Presented by USC Visions and Voices. Organized by Pamela Schaff (Medical Education, Family Medicine, and Pediatrics), Julie Van Dam (French and Italian), Erika Wright (Medical Education and English), Sabrina Derrington (Pediatrics), and Ron Ben-Ari (Internal Medicine and Medical Education). Co-sponsored by the Keck School of Medicine’s HEAL (Humanities, Ethics, Art, and Law) Program and the Center for Bioethics at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles.
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