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Monsters from the Closet: a decade of diy filmmaking |

Monsters from the Closet is a retrospective celebration of our unorthodox, grassroots, community-centered approach to filmmaking, as well as our unwavering and honest depiction of q***r existence through the heightened lens of the horror genre.

Clay and blood both dry brown
Juliette Bechard

Artist statement:
Juliette Bechard is a ceramic and mixed media artist interested in earth materials and exploring creative expression as a means of energy transformation. This body of work considers the metaphysical relationship between objects and humans, communicated through stoneware sculptures that serve as ritual items, power objects, and vessels. An object manifests an active presence when taking on the character of its subject, revealing the distinct atomic nature of its materials, and embodying the intention the creator imparts on it. In our interactions, we have an opportunity to connect with the entity that it becomes and open ourselves to the wisdom it offers.