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E-Waste - Katherine Behar

University of Kentucky's College of Arts and Sciences and School of Art and Visual Studies welcomed Brooklyn-based, interdisciplinary artist Katherine Behar to campus as part of a two-week residency. The public was invited to experience Behar's work as well through "E-Waste," a free public exhibition of new work from the artist presented in conjunction with her visit at UK’s Tuska Center for Contemporary Art, located in the Fine Arts Building. "E-Waste" centers on a new series of sculptures inspired by a science fiction scenario in which commonplace USB devices continue working, long after the humans they were designed to serve have gone extinct. The gadgets are transformed into mutant fossils, encased in stone with lights blinking, speakers chirping, and fans spinning eternally. The exhibition also includes a video series, "Modeling Big Data," in which the artist inhabits an obese, over-grown data body, to humorous and poignant effect. Photography by: Dana Rogers >>>View Gallery at Link Below<<< www.flickr.com/photos/ukartsci/sets/72157649193598480/