Izzy "Zigzag" Hettmansperger (2024, Illustration and Computer Science)
What's Under My Skin?, 2022
Polymer clay, human hair
Gender is confusing.
It's all about society, but it's all about my body too.
This work is a warped self portrait that reflects my body in playful and disturbing ways. I wanted to give life to my transness, using external anatomy to embody internal feelings.
These silly little guys are imaginative embodiments of my gender. I hope you can hear them running and slithering around - all that's missing is a bit of magic. The universe is a wizard, and it has cursed me to tend to these creatures.
What's Under My Skin?, 2022
Polymer clay, human hair
Gender is confusing.
It's all about society, but it's all about my body too.
This work is a warped self portrait that reflects my body in playful and disturbing ways. I wanted to give life to my transness, using external anatomy to embody internal feelings.
These silly little guys are imaginative embodiments of my gender. I hope you can hear them running and slithering around - all that's missing is a bit of magic. The universe is a wizard, and it has cursed me to tend to these creatures.
From The Witching Hour, Granoff Center for the Creative Arts, January 23 - February 26, 2023
