Summer 2011, SlaughterhouseSpace will present an installation by Pat Lenz

NOBODY'S POODLE



Fiberglass and stainless steel sculpture 7'H X 8'L X 3'W
fiberglass and stainless steel AP

Women are responsible for the survival of the world; men are responsible for its glories.
Netherland: A Novel by Joseph O'Neill

What does it mean to be Nobody's Poodle?
No one can name you, command you, or lead you around. You think and decide for yourself. 
When I began this project there were wars and genocides raging all over the globe fueled by testosterone-filled, power-hungry despots without compassion for people or nature. The world has not changed.
I envisioned a new icon: a goddess, a heroine, the embodiment everything positive, life giving, and life sustaining.  A post-biblical idol who embraces her femininity while exuding power and control, Nobody's Poodle is a force for peace and non-violence whose weapon is perfume emitted from a grenade-shaped atomizer. She is a Twenty First century heroine to be worshipped.
Everyone should aspire to be Nobody's Poodle.
Pat Lenz

In addition to the sculpture, the installation includes:
The 5-minute single-channel video Untitled
The perfume F*I*F*I* named after the alias for Nobody's Poodle
Five smaller sculptures, each representing one of the elements of the perfume:
The Milk of Human Kindness
The Rose of Peace
The Sea of Tranquility
  Mother Earth
Mother Nature

 

view the video "Untitled"
"Making a Sculpture" diary

Nobody's Poodle will also be on exhibit at The Sonoma County Museum in Santa Rosa from June 18 to September 11 ,2011.

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