Quilt (front) Found fabrics, batting, yarn 20 x 10 feet (approx. 35 lbs) We each have a lens through which we view the world. This lens is comprised of our upbringing, race, sexual identity, gender, beliefs, environment, etc. Progressive society’s inclinations towards empathy are strong yet our ability to step outside of ourselves and into the shoes of others is highly debatable. However, if a voluntary Freaky Friday situation were to take place what would those first moments feel like? Lens Therapy was a shared experience and interactive installation that dove into mind-bending visual and textural manipulations. Lens Therapy was created by Colleen RJC Bratton for the Outer Space art series. An accompanying publication features writings by Justen Siyuan Waterhouse, Anna Kryczka, Cam LaFlam, Tiffany Owens, Ilana Zweschi, Gretchen Bennett, Lauren Ashley Moore, Theresa Endoso, & Chelsea Werner-Jatzke. Lens Therapy invited anyone to join the interactive installation.
       
     
Work / Lens Therapy
Fareness of Skin Acrylic on panel, found fabric 2017 17 x 24 inches
       
     
Work / Settling In
Sitting With Reality (I feel safer when it's not lit) Velvet, satin, polyester, cotton, candle, found sconce, fire Time specific (made in response to 11/8/2016) 2016
       
     
Work / Situation Specific
From Right to Left: Couch Perspective III Repurposed fibers 2015   Bed Perspective Repurposed fibers 2015  
       
     
Work / Made Personal
Cased Opening II Repurposed fibers 2014  
       
     
Work / Soft Structures
Consummation Repurposed fibers 2015
       
     
Work / Real Time