Out of Stock, 2023

Installation

Challenged with the theme of “vending machine” for an exhibition, the idea of the precariousness of our human rights became obvious. Human rights, be they Women’s rights; Gay rights; rights to live in a safe environment are assumed to exist; however, after the recent reversal of Roe vs Wade in the US courts, women in some states lost the right to a safe abortion. That service became “out of stock” in the vending machine represented by the snacks made from an abortion clinic’s online brochure. The destruction of the vending machine further alludes to the fragility of all human rights.