Safara Kalei Vaché, Girl Embellish

This exhibit by Ithaca College student Safara Kalei Vaché is rooted in the practice of remaking and dress up and examines what women aren't allowed to be by playfully and emotionally leaning into characters and vocations we ascribe to them such as a housewife, a bride, etc. Safara's work navigates both girlhood and womanhood through nostalgia and identity. There are clay frames ordained with childlike motifs that will house photos of the artist in 'costume', soft sculptures that replicate bedroom furniture, and clay body parts dismembered from the female body existing amongst the furniture emphasizing their objectification.