Photos by Bernard Colbert; Worms 4, Defibrillator at SITE less, Chicago IL, 2023 


Statement

Actions activate the meanings embedded in my sculptures. Found objects add history; surrogate bile gives it life. I hand flashlights to viewers and tell them to point so I can pull them in. They encircle small branches, and an old mug cradling ineffectual rape whistles and wet soft parts all cut into with a knife; crochet yarn sculptures twisting into immense crocheted bulbs of texture heaving under its weight, trying to move. I pull raw beef heart from his back as he collapses to the floor, the music swells. I want you to react: touch, talk, gasp or turn away; to bring fresh eyes to the things I am closest to: things inside me.




CHARLIE ARSENAULT 2025 / PORTFOLIO /  CHICAGO USA