Reconsidering Kitsch
In Meditations on Bad Taste Julie tries to alter preconceived ideas and answer questions surrounding (bad) taste.
Through her research she tackles the structures and notions she was taught in her upbringing and previous (art history) studies. Combining references from pop culture, feminist literature, art history, personal social media algorithms and camp movies and treating them equally important. In doing so she creates works that challenge the viewer to rethink their own preconceived ideas surrounding notions of ‘the norm’ or ‘accepted expression’.
A room divider presents a tool to live a life outside of societal norms and an alternative canon/hall of fame. A video work installation, a collaboration with Tom Desterke: The World According to Miss and Eloquentia, addresses structures and societal rules of heteronormative society in a campy and ironic aesthetic and language.
Julie approaches kitsch and camp as a form of resistance and as a tool to question gender norms and gender performance. Her work is an ode to colour and celebrates queer culture and feminist critique. Most of all, it invites you to take up space.
