The Adventures of Shelly and Shelby. Taking the Sun In.
Video, 2023
About the artwork
The Adventures of Shelly and Shelby: Taking the Sun In is a 14-second slice-of-life video that captures the whimsical day at the beach of two unique characters. Clad in vibrant, striped attire, Shelly and Shelby lounge in serene repose, their surreal, mask-like visages adding a touch of the extraordinary to the simplicity of a seaside retreat.
Audio explanation
Listen to Alsoguppyme discuss this work.
Alsoguppyme makes surreal images out of the ordinary, twisting them until they feel both funny and unsettling. Midlife shifts leak into the work — the cracks, the restlessness, the changes you don’t quite have words for. She follows those glitches as they turn into strange reflections of daily life.