Catharine Maloney

Catharine Maloney

Work from Teleplay Part I.

Maloney’s works lack subtlety with the same mix  of self-awareness and self-deprecation that would permit one to wear a faux-star trek uniform constructed of a pastel turtleneck and what looks to be American cheese. This is the power of the work, it expertly capitalizes on the nostalgia driven zeitgeist that breeds the desire for reassurance/escapism that  space exploration in the futurepast provides. Teleplay Part I stands awkwardly at the precipice of critical image making and a personal archive of a Sunday afternoon cosplay/LARP group that explores the depths of space while wearing turtlenecks while eating (and wearing) cheese slices in the comfort of their parents basement. While is immediately difficult for me to engage with the work on a critical level, Maloney is clearly very aware of the depth of the well from which she draws for these works, solidified the men’s off-frame gazes squinting at the blinding brightness of the future.

via Raw Function.