The Calm Before the Storm
Video, 2023
About the artwork
The Calm Before the Storm is a surreal exploration of love's dichotomy, captured in moments where winged beings embody the weight of affection and the paradox of sacrifice. This visual narrative juxtaposes the flight of birds against the grounding force of human connection, revealing that the gift of wings may not always signify freedom.
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.