ARTIST STATEMENT

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Lowe’s most recent work, House Dreams, explores the contradictions of how many Americans simultaneously long for and despise suburban life. Emulating an evening walk through a quiet neighborhood, miniature houses float distantly from one another surrounding a life-size streetlamp. A warm glow, the flicker of light from a television, or the shadows of a ceiling fan from a window prompts viewers to look closer, only to be greeted with blinds and empty rooms. From afar, these places appear warm and occupied, but up close, they are vacant. The ongoing housing shortage and the increasing unaffordability of shelter inspired this work to explore our collective longing for what is an environmentally unsustainable and socially alienating landscape. House Dreams prompts its audience to consider the ways in which a place can be beautiful but terrible; occupied but empty; close but distant. The fantasy of a single-family home continues to pervade the American psyche as so many are increasingly subjected to unaffordable rent without the ability to afford stable housing.

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House Dreams exhibits themes that run throughout Lowe’s work, like privacy, home, and longing. Lowe’s inclusive and exploratory creative practice has facilitated the integration of hobbyist craft materials into her practice as an artist and a craftsperson, to further explore our relationship to scale, intimacy, and fantasy. She is compelled to continue utilizing the languages of jewelry, installation, and miniature to further contemplate the nuances of American culture, gender, and socio-economic class.