The artist uses first-aid tape to reassemble a broken-apart vanity mirror. She shuts off the room's light and then illuminates the mirror. She proceeds to apply make-up to her face, followed by first-aid tape.
Wearing an elegant white dress, Baldino constructs a projection screen using strips of duct-tape and aluminum foil. She shuts off the room light and throws a spotlight on the tinfoil screen, creating a dramatic flash.
Description
Writes Baldino: "Initially inspired by the theories behind 'Fuzzy Logic,' this series reveals that opposites can be the same. Something is what it is and what it is not, simultaneously... All of the work is shot in the first take, without editing."
In these performance pieces, Baldino constructs, deconstructs or reconstructs objects to subvert their meaning and function. The objects simultaneously are and are not the objects indicated by their name; they are incapable of fulfilling the function they are designed to perform. Often Baldino performs the assembly or disassembly of these everyday objects while wearing incongruous costumes or in incongruous contexts.
