{"product_id":"shaunia-grant-hold-me-more","title":"Shaunia Grant - Hold me... more..","description":"\u003cp\u003ebrass, powder coat, freshwater pearls, chewed gum, human hair, ball chain\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e6\" x 1\" x 3\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom the Artist:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eQuestion symbols of femininity and the complicated nature of the body through my perspective, as a Gender Non-conforming Dyke. This work combines chewed gum and hair, creating a tension between two familiar materials we do not believe should never touch. Locks of hair and saliva have existed as both symbols of desire and repulsion. By combining these two types of bodily waste into one bright and desirable object, I am celebrating their abject nature. I heavily reference Victorian mourning jewelry using traditional techniques of weaving hair learned from an 1867 guidebook on the hair jewelry trade. Surrounding the pieces are orbs formed from gum that has been transformed through my own queer body. This residue takes the place of the desirable pearl, where my body becomes the oyster and the gum becomes the gem. Through this work, I am simultaneously embracing the queer body and mourning for its dejection.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"2026 Making Matters Exhibition","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44255637504180,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0311\/0859\/5757\/files\/Compartment_Syndrome_back_1.jpg?v=1782584524","url":"https:\/\/www.petersvalleygallery.org\/products\/shaunia-grant-hold-me-more","provider":"Peters Valley Gallery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}