Aimee Gilmore, "Hand Pump"

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$2,500. Chrome plated breast pump, 8” x 3” x 2”

Price does not include shipping. Contact info@collarworks.org for a shipping estimate.

Artist statement

My work reflects the process of archiving the often devalued routine of motherhood and emphasizes the structure that informs the language and imagery used when to describe the care economy. The work accentuates my innate desire to cling to both the materials and objects that emphasize the necessity of letting go. Mundane objects transform into relics through small yet significant manipulations of scale, color and material. Each time changing how we perceive and preserve our most precious yet fleeting moments and memories. My practice highlights an otherwise invisible communication between mother and child through archiving the abstraction and sentimentality of familiar daily routines. By focusing on the physical and emotional labor of motherhood, as highlighted through a collection of recognizable objects, I begin to viscerally relate the abstract structure of care to the unpredictable nature of time and place. I cling to the now discarded objects, once purposeful but now simply collectibles. I save them, I honor them, I cut them apart, I put them back together, I coat them, I encapsulate them. I line them up proudly like trophies; awarding myself the permission to long for the times I once prayed would go by faster; monuments to motherhood.

Artist bio

Aimee Gilmore is a multi-disciplinary artist based out of Philadelphia, PA. She holds a Masters in Fine Arts from the University of Pennsylvania, and a Bachelors degree in Fine Arts with a minor in textile design from Moore College of Art & Design. Aimee works in sculpture, installation and printmaking and explores the topic of motherhood focusing on the continuously shifting and complex binaries that shape the role. She has completed residencies at The Fabric Workshop and Museum, The Vermont Studio Center, The Wassaic Project and Project for Empty Space.

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$2,500. Chrome plated breast pump, 8” x 3” x 2”

Price does not include shipping. Contact info@collarworks.org for a shipping estimate.

Artist statement

My work reflects the process of archiving the often devalued routine of motherhood and emphasizes the structure that informs the language and imagery used when to describe the care economy. The work accentuates my innate desire to cling to both the materials and objects that emphasize the necessity of letting go. Mundane objects transform into relics through small yet significant manipulations of scale, color and material. Each time changing how we perceive and preserve our most precious yet fleeting moments and memories. My practice highlights an otherwise invisible communication between mother and child through archiving the abstraction and sentimentality of familiar daily routines. By focusing on the physical and emotional labor of motherhood, as highlighted through a collection of recognizable objects, I begin to viscerally relate the abstract structure of care to the unpredictable nature of time and place. I cling to the now discarded objects, once purposeful but now simply collectibles. I save them, I honor them, I cut them apart, I put them back together, I coat them, I encapsulate them. I line them up proudly like trophies; awarding myself the permission to long for the times I once prayed would go by faster; monuments to motherhood.

Artist bio

Aimee Gilmore is a multi-disciplinary artist based out of Philadelphia, PA. She holds a Masters in Fine Arts from the University of Pennsylvania, and a Bachelors degree in Fine Arts with a minor in textile design from Moore College of Art & Design. Aimee works in sculpture, installation and printmaking and explores the topic of motherhood focusing on the continuously shifting and complex binaries that shape the role. She has completed residencies at The Fabric Workshop and Museum, The Vermont Studio Center, The Wassaic Project and Project for Empty Space.

$2,500. Chrome plated breast pump, 8” x 3” x 2”

Price does not include shipping. Contact info@collarworks.org for a shipping estimate.

Artist statement

My work reflects the process of archiving the often devalued routine of motherhood and emphasizes the structure that informs the language and imagery used when to describe the care economy. The work accentuates my innate desire to cling to both the materials and objects that emphasize the necessity of letting go. Mundane objects transform into relics through small yet significant manipulations of scale, color and material. Each time changing how we perceive and preserve our most precious yet fleeting moments and memories. My practice highlights an otherwise invisible communication between mother and child through archiving the abstraction and sentimentality of familiar daily routines. By focusing on the physical and emotional labor of motherhood, as highlighted through a collection of recognizable objects, I begin to viscerally relate the abstract structure of care to the unpredictable nature of time and place. I cling to the now discarded objects, once purposeful but now simply collectibles. I save them, I honor them, I cut them apart, I put them back together, I coat them, I encapsulate them. I line them up proudly like trophies; awarding myself the permission to long for the times I once prayed would go by faster; monuments to motherhood.

Artist bio

Aimee Gilmore is a multi-disciplinary artist based out of Philadelphia, PA. She holds a Masters in Fine Arts from the University of Pennsylvania, and a Bachelors degree in Fine Arts with a minor in textile design from Moore College of Art & Design. Aimee works in sculpture, installation and printmaking and explores the topic of motherhood focusing on the continuously shifting and complex binaries that shape the role. She has completed residencies at The Fabric Workshop and Museum, The Vermont Studio Center, The Wassaic Project and Project for Empty Space.