alicat (b.1982), is a queer artist living and working in Los Angeles, CA. They received a BFA from CSULB in Metalsmithing and an MFA with emphasis in Art and Social Practice from Otis. For the past 16 years they have worked in various art department roles in the entertainment industry, greatly informing their view of media, its social impact, and the wasteful nature of TV production at large. Owing to that intimate knowledge, their art takes discards, as both a main medium and a central tenet. AliCat's practice lies in the trans[formative] possibilities of objects, reimagined spaces, and immersive experiences. This work includes parsing through moral and ethical considerations of what we can and should be holding onto, thinking through trends of consumption in a one-time use society, the mental/ emotional impact of material retention, and how to reframe the increasingly authoritative world we live in through collaboration.
