The multi-media installation, Snake Woman, explores mythological formulations of snakes through the conflation of serpent and woman as a problematic dichotomy between virtuosity and evil. The feminized serpent in Snake Woman uses a contemporized style to reference proverbial snake mythologies. Throughout four videos, she clumsily and awkwardly does her best to fulfill the heavily symbolic gestures of each myth she is performing. By associating women with fantastical creatures, we create an unrealistic expectation of how femininity should be conducted. Through the use of parody, camp, and humor, I shed light on the dualistic pressure that is placed upon women to exist as either virtuous or evil (or both, simultaneously).

The four videos are titled: She Who Turns Men To Cardboard, She Who Sheds Her Skin, She Who Eats Her Own Tail, and She Who Eats Forbidden Apples