Craig Deppen Auge (Kansas City, MO) | Exchange (Kansas City) | August 2021

Inspired by a single blue, shear stocking found on the first night in the museum, this work is an exploration of color, texture and transparency, while playfully referencing the “spirit energy” experienced by many. This installation of collection knee-highs directly responds to the Ghost Room, and various supernatural references through the museum, including a large spirit board in the stairwell. The legs appear to be dancing up and down the wall, having perhaps been summoned to life through the some accidental conjuring during the act of art-making. This is not a frightening invocation, but is rather vivacious and light-hearted. We are witnessing a spirit party, or more likely, the manifestation of the energy Elsewhere’s previous inhabitants through the years. This work also highlights the fashion of a particular era, and generally honors the variety of collection garments found in the Transformatorium.