Honeymoon is an exploration of the nature of consumption, and how it is romanticized and sexualized in modern society. Every day, our animal instincts are used against us to encourage us to spend. Hunger, sex, sleep, and other natural processes have been entangled with the need to make and spend money. Capitalism facilitated some of humanity’s greatest achievements but it’s starting to look like it could be our downfall. From clean running water to a constant bombardment of advertising, capitalism envelopes our daily lives and has created the framework through which we see the world. Both humanity and nature have been forever changed by the various results of overconsumption. We go after what feels good, it’s programmed into our brains. Humans will over-consume even when it is poison to ourselves and the environment. How do we know when we’ve gone too far? The exhibition attempts to find the line between celebration and escapism, and questions if the two aren’t one and the same. The enjoyment of humanity’s innovations might not be so different than our need to separate ourselves from animals and therefore nature. The honeymoon period is a place of bliss and indulgence, said to take place before a splash of reality suddenly hits. We as a society might be getting to the end of our honeymoon period with capitalism, will we be ready- or will we be too busy satisfying our animal desires? Honeymoon celebrates the excess and invites the viewer to bathe in the aftermath of shameless hedonism.
-Haylie Roché
Photo courtesy of Haylie Roché
Beouf en Croute, 2019, Canvas, acrylic paint, sequins, cigarette butts, oil paint stick, googly eye
Photo courtesy of Haylie Roché
The Life and Death of Clementine, 2018 Canvas, acrylic paint, eggshells, pistachio shells, panties, silver pigment, condom, sequins, scrap paper
Photo courtesy of Haylie Roché
Just Not My Face, 2018 Canvas panel, acrylic paint, india ink, pistachio shells, scrap fabric, hot glue, wax, silicone
Photo courtesy of Haylie Roché
How to be a Lily, 2018, Paper, magazine clippings, etching ink, silver pigment, oil paint stick, wallpaper scraps
Photo courtesy of Frank Perez
In the Pines, 2019, Rug, lamp, robe
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