Paradise Boys
KRISTA DAVIS & LILY REEVES
PROJECT STATEMENT
The Paradise Boys are an international pair of artists who seek wild spaces in search of freedom from divisive political strategies, restrictive societal structures and imposed cultural norms. They want to be debunked, de-essentialized and decentered as they place their bodies into landscapes that manifest both the nurturing and unforgiving qualities of this world.
Lily Reeves is originally from Birmingham, AL. She works in light installation and has a BFA and MFA in sculpture. Her work employs neon light, video projections, and found light objects, interwoven into audience participation and personal performances.
Krista Davis is originally from Halifax, NS, and currently lives between the Canadian far-north and the desert Southwest. She works in video, animation and performance, and holds a BFA from the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design, and an MFA from Arizona State University.
With intersecting politics, interests and aesthetic, Davis and Reeves form the Paradise Boys, creating video-sculptures that act as portals to propose what was, what could be, and what may yet be undiscovered.
THE ICEHOUSE ARCHITECT [Part 1]
Video projection (loop), neon. VIEW
LAST DANCE
Video installation, projection, performance. VIEW
In response to Trump's monument review we went to Utah to have a Last Dance with Grande Staircase-Escalente.
ON THIS PAGE THE MAP IS UNDONE / FOREVER IN ALL DIRECTIONS
Video projection (loop), neon. VIEW