ALEXA GERRITY
True Potential Installation View True Potential Affirmations I Am... I Am a Magnet to Men
True Potential
In the piece titled True Potential, the viewer is invited to unlock her true potential through repetition by repeating the statements into the mirror. The gallery's bathroom was transformed into a sanctuary space with a series of personal affirmations. The use of instructional text to stimulate behavior and promote an awareness of the body and mind harkens to Bruce Nauman’s Body Pressure, 1974. A soothing soundtrack plays within the space. Jack Goldstein appropriated "atmospheric" electronic music collected from special effects sound libraries. These imaginary soundtracks for distant heavenly bodies, or planets are re-appropriated by Alexa Gerrity in a (mirroring effect) to further promote the self-help context.
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