mirrored reflection lit onto a surface, held in points to deny the true passage of time and decay
An attempt at a forever memory as materialized
Rebecca Copper is an interdisciplinary artist based in the midwest. She’s interested in phenomenology and ontology, how perceptions of reality live against one another. And, how versions of reality are mediated through authoritative bodies or institutions with a particular interest in power. Rebecca is deeply interested in the reduction of hyper-categorical research, and the elevation of sensory-based, experiential knowledge that we all hold. Themes surrounding labor of care and vulnerability are often central to her work.
She obtained an MFA from Portland State University in Portland, Oregon with a focus in Art and Social Practice as a Contemporary Fine Art Practice. There, she worked as a research assistant for the Art and Social Practice Archives. Most recently Becca was awarded the curatorial residency at Wave Pool in Cincinnati, Ohio and her short film, Colitis, was shown as part of the NY Film Diary Festival in Buschwick NY. In the recent past, she developed a class about the extractive practices of the camera at Portland State University. She also completed a fellowship at the Columbus Printed Arts Center in Columbus, Ohio.
Rebecca teaches a CORE 1031.06 Collaboration course at the Columbus College of Art and Design and works part-time at Ann Hamilton’s studio. She shares a multi-generational home with her spouse, child, mother, a cat, a dog, and two rats.
She obtained an MFA from Portland State University in Portland, Oregon with a focus in Art and Social Practice as a Contemporary Fine Art Practice. There, she worked as a research assistant for the Art and Social Practice Archives. Most recently Becca was awarded the curatorial residency at Wave Pool in Cincinnati, Ohio and her short film, Colitis, was shown as part of the NY Film Diary Festival in Buschwick NY. In the recent past, she developed a class about the extractive practices of the camera at Portland State University. She also completed a fellowship at the Columbus Printed Arts Center in Columbus, Ohio.
Rebecca teaches a CORE 1031.06 Collaboration course at the Columbus College of Art and Design and works part-time at Ann Hamilton’s studio. She shares a multi-generational home with her spouse, child, mother, a cat, a dog, and two rats.