LAZY BOY

Gold American Apparel Leggings sprawled on the floor.

A junction of mirrored cubes rising like an irregular stepping ladder.

An open window with the curtain posed in the middle of the floor.

It was at Sarah Scout Presents that I stopped in front of this display.
Claire Lambe is the artist. I am the viewer and I am asking, 
"Claire Lambe what are you trying to convey?"

Lambe’s sculptural display of inflated buttocks gripped in a shiny gold material showcases the erogenous zone with a touch of pop culture glamour. But, like last night’s now forgotten ‘treats’ Lambe shows the same indifference, discarding them in the corner on the floor.

“We are living in an age of overt sexualization,” Lambe seems to be saying, “Different parts of the women’s body become glamorized as the new ‘it’ zone all to be overlooked the next day…or when we become old…”

Flirting with sexually tinged themes and distortion, Claire Lambe stops the viewer.

 I stood in front of her layers of glass cubes. Gazing down, I realized the mirrors were arrayed in such a way that no matter how I turned my head, my reflection was always distorted.  

And, the curtain standing amidst it all, covers a woman’s breasts from the peering eyes beyond the window.

With themes of glamorized sex, physical distortion, and modesty, the artist plays with the viewer's psyche.  

Titled ‘Lazy Boy,’ Claire Lambe’s exhibit will be on view until April 28^th at Sarah Scout Presents. One of the featured artistic spaces in Van Haus, SSP is worth the walk up Crossley Street for a view of the featured international artists and a chat with the owners, Kate and Vikki.