ELENA ARELLANO

Using the techniques I learned in printmaking I create dreamlike or nightmarish narratives. These narratives are illustrative of emotions such as anxiety or anticipation in an overwhelming manner. Clues are given in small details that are meant to draw the viewer closer to the narrative and allow them to interpret the dream or story in their own context. Using metal casting I aim to create a narrative around the opulence of food in the United States and the way that hunger is an ever present problem despite our being a developed nation. I negate the viewer the physical consumption of food but allow them the visual.