From the Artist Statement: To Dusk, 2023

To Dusk, replicates the landscape of the Utah desert through material metaphor. I painted the surfaces of mobile walls using color theory to create different colored reflections mimicking the reflection of the sun against the red rocks in the canyon walls in Utah. Together the walls form a virtual sunset. Microphones on a fake floor simulate the sound of walking in the desert.

Contrasting the natural environment, I used packing and packaging materials to create home decor. By mixing interior and exterior spaces, along with natural resources and waste from acts of consumption, I have created a landscape alluding to themes of the American West; expansionism, exploitation, and my own experiences of growing up in the Utah desert.

Inspired by my Mormon cultural heritage, I have created a quilt made of lacroix boxes, highlighting the craft’s roots as a way of passing on legacy and creating community. Three landscape paintings draw from my fragmented memories of the Book Cliffs' horizons in Green River, Utah.

Seen as a whole, the exhibition brings together colliding environmental and cultural influences—the powerful impact the desert had on my formative memories, and the transformative impact capitalism has on us all.

Art Moves Podcast Ep. 11 To Dusk with Kenzie Sitterud

PlatteForum Annex Gallery: 3575 Ringsby Ct. Denver, CO 80216
Exhibition Opening: Friday, April 28th, 2023

Exhibition dates: April 28th - May 31st