DuckyDoggieCritterZone | Kylee Jo
Kylee Jo's project DuckyDoggieCritterZone is an interactive and immersive multimedia installation set within the Elsewhere library nook. The installation, a wacky and warped sitting area, features soft sculpture characters of various sizes such as a long-legged duck and a large-eyed dog/chair. These creatures have been hatched from the brain of the only human in the painting hanging inside of the installation. The painting, made using latex house paint from Elsewhere, is modeled after a family portrait depicting the imaginary characters that both haunt and define the feminine human's existence. These characters are based on objects found in Elsewhere's collection such as a small stuffed skunk, a book about Samoyed dog breeds, and a ‘90s-era camcorder. From the outside of the nook/installation, the viewer is able to peek through small windows into the chaotic inner world based on the mind of the unnamed femme character. This mind can represent anyone who is able to chaotically and unabashedly imagine another reality, but through using a femme character, Kylee Jo's installation also serves as a religious alter to female autonomy. These windows were cut directly through the painting. From the inside of the installation, one can see Elsewhere's massive amount of objects that hint at a societal perceived loss of time through imaginary recreation of reality that arguably serves as a better reality for many. DuckyDoggieCritterZone includes 12 accompanying musical and voice numbers (created by the artist and Zack Whitaker) that can be played by pressing the sound button inside of the installation.
Collaborators on this project include Avery Rose, with the pink upholstery on the Doggie chair, and Zack Whitaker with the voice acting and musical numbers on the sound button.
