NOËLLE DEDERER
  • Home
  • Portfolio
    • Sculpture >
      • 2015 >
        • Trapped
      • 2016 >
        • Self-Portrait
        • Jane +
      • 2017 >
        • The Feast of St. Christina
        • Exposed
        • Act 40, Scene 285: Praying... Again
        • Intermittent Bickering
        • Me & Him
      • 2018 >
        • Letters
        • 225 Days
        • 42,065 Calories
        • 25 Cents
        • Sweet Dreams
        • Happy Anniversary, Baby
      • 2019 >
        • Infectious
        • Newly Weds
        • Tough Love
        • Punk Ass Baby
      • 2020 >
        • Relax
        • 'What Happens Here Stays Here'
    • Printmaking >
      • 2017 >
        • Absence
        • Basic Bitches
        • Basic Bitches PINK
        • Friends
      • 2018 >
        • Addict
        • Blarbs
        • Just Girly Things
        • Sardonic Fence
    • Clay >
      • 2017 >
        • Hand
        • Gnarly Nigel
        • Cynthia
        • Pete: Expert Nail Technician
        • Fluffy, Wanna Go For A Walk?
      • 2019 >
        • Cannibal Cravings
    • Textiles >
      • 2018 >
        • Classic
        • Self Portrait 1
        • Self Portrait 2
        • Self Portrait 3
        • Uggo Babes
      • 2020 >
        • Circus Freak
    • 2D Work >
      • 2013 >
        • Old Man
      • 2015 >
        • 32 Oz. To Freedom
        • Monaco
        • Birthday Wolf
        • Recreate Dalí
        • Transformation Book
        • Cara
      • 2016 >
        • Sibs
      • 2017 >
        • New Life
      • 2020 >
        • New Couch, Same Damn Room
        • Overstimulation
        • Worms
    • Design >
      • 2018 >
        • Smooth
        • Box of Chocolates
        • FLCL
        • Self-Portrait
        • Postcards
  • Contact

Artist Statement

My artwork investigates the mental and physical effects of trauma on the body. It explores the ways traumatic experiences can shape one’s identity and affect one’s attitude, behavior, and personality. This power, contrasted with the fragility of the human psyche, conveys the difficulty survivors face daily. Traumatized people often “become” their experiences, and lose touch with the here and now. These experiences create distance and disconnection – not only from family and peers, but also from one’s self. In feeling absent from your own body, you become a stranger to yourself. I use sculpture as a means of reestablishing that lost connection, while attempting to understand the reason for it. While it is my personal mission to overcome the pain of my trauma, I have found that connecting to my truth encourages others to do the same.
Powered by Create your own unique website with customizable templates.
  • Home
  • Portfolio
    • Sculpture >
      • 2015 >
        • Trapped
      • 2016 >
        • Self-Portrait
        • Jane +
      • 2017 >
        • The Feast of St. Christina
        • Exposed
        • Act 40, Scene 285: Praying... Again
        • Intermittent Bickering
        • Me & Him
      • 2018 >
        • Letters
        • 225 Days
        • 42,065 Calories
        • 25 Cents
        • Sweet Dreams
        • Happy Anniversary, Baby
      • 2019 >
        • Infectious
        • Newly Weds
        • Tough Love
        • Punk Ass Baby
      • 2020 >
        • Relax
        • 'What Happens Here Stays Here'
    • Printmaking >
      • 2017 >
        • Absence
        • Basic Bitches
        • Basic Bitches PINK
        • Friends
      • 2018 >
        • Addict
        • Blarbs
        • Just Girly Things
        • Sardonic Fence
    • Clay >
      • 2017 >
        • Hand
        • Gnarly Nigel
        • Cynthia
        • Pete: Expert Nail Technician
        • Fluffy, Wanna Go For A Walk?
      • 2019 >
        • Cannibal Cravings
    • Textiles >
      • 2018 >
        • Classic
        • Self Portrait 1
        • Self Portrait 2
        • Self Portrait 3
        • Uggo Babes
      • 2020 >
        • Circus Freak
    • 2D Work >
      • 2013 >
        • Old Man
      • 2015 >
        • 32 Oz. To Freedom
        • Monaco
        • Birthday Wolf
        • Recreate Dalí
        • Transformation Book
        • Cara
      • 2016 >
        • Sibs
      • 2017 >
        • New Life
      • 2020 >
        • New Couch, Same Damn Room
        • Overstimulation
        • Worms
    • Design >
      • 2018 >
        • Smooth
        • Box of Chocolates
        • FLCL
        • Self-Portrait
        • Postcards
  • Contact