"Darling, Work" By Michele Monseau

"Darling, Work" started in late 2019 on Instagram and is now a series of 40 short videos (so far). The series is meant to work in the sphere of social media, online viewing, and in the context of physical exhibition. Since the outbreak of Covid19, I've utilized Instagram as my exhibition space to communicate directly with my audience. In each video, I adopt a character who makes short sharp statements very quickly. This series comments on social issues, tech, relationships, gender equity, deconstruction/reconstruction of identity, fragmentation, and the worldwide insanity we're all experiencing. It attempts to deal with grief, incredulousness, disbelief, frustration and anxiety, and finds a solution by embracing humor as a social sanction against inflexibility in an increasingly inflexible culture.