When artist Cristin 搁铆肠丑补谤诲 crafts her work, she explores the complexity of the human experience, diving deeply into humanity鈥檚 connection to the natural world. Her creations vary from wearable art to installations and performances. She usually works with natural materials (such as fur, human hair, and byproducts of the meat-packing industry), which she says hold information about history and society and mirror the human life cycle.
For Beneath the Skin, her 2014 exhibit in New York, 搁铆肠丑补谤诲 created objects made of reconstructed animal intestines that resembled garments and garment bags. The concept was intended to reflect women鈥檚 struggles with societal expectations about preserving their own skin and appearance. Excess Baggage, her exhibit for Detroit Month of Design last September, featured mirrored pedestals and translucent handbags made of sausage casing that sat on top of plexiglass boxes holding soil and grass. Viewers were encouraged to reflect on humans鈥 relationship to nature and what a sustainable future might look like.听
Last November, through her Detroit art and design research studio House of Raw, she released a limited drop of accessories made of upcycled fur at D茅troit Is the New Black. The collection was 搁铆肠丑补谤诲鈥檚 way, she says, of questioning the future of luxury. Here, 搁铆肠丑补谤诲 tells us about her own eclectic style, where she finds inspiration 鈥 and how a residency in Iceland transformed her view of the world.听
Personal style: I love 鈥70s-colored shirts. I have a specific rainy day shirt that has a funny 鈥70s print of a couple sitting under an umbrella. I really like bold prints and patterns, but I think that lately it鈥檚 really dependent on my mood.
Favorite local art spot: Popps Packing. They鈥檙e in Hamtramck and it鈥檚 a husband-wife duo, Graem and Faina. What I love about them is that they鈥檝e taken this piece of land and basically activated it for like a residency, artist community. I really love the vibe.
Where she likes to work: I loved hanging out at The Siren Hotel. The lobby is gorgeous. I鈥檝e made friends with some of the staff members and I just think it鈥檚 so cozy.听
Music on repeat: I listen to a lot of French 驰茅-测茅, like French pop music from the 鈥60s. I love that.
Life-changing travel experience: My time in Iceland was more impactful than all of my travels combined. I was there in the dead of winter. Icelanders embrace the cold. We spent a lot of time swimming in geothermal-heated outdoor pools, swimming under the stars. In March, the days grew longer and I could feel the energy from the sun. My hair grew five inches over my three-month stay. My skin was the healthiest I鈥檇 ever seen. I grew a fondness for winter, and the isolation felt calming. The northern lights were the most illusive and magical thing I鈥檝e ever seen. It completely changed my outlook on the natural world.听
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