Rae Boggs is an artist working in the expanded field of print and installation. Their practice is informed by ongoing concerns around childhood, gender, and language. Their artistic practice draws on the personal experience of identifying as gender non-binary person to investigate the myth of gender representation. Through this investigation they explore the construction of gender stereotypes in the material culture of childhood through language. For Boggs this material culture of childhood includes clothing, toys, and books.
They work within modes of materiality that shift between printmaking, sculpture, and installation. Their practice includes printing on paper and textiles, soft sculptures, books, and collaboratively quilting with the aim of making language material. Boggs’ use of textiles includes printing on and with children’s clothing, making soft sculptural toys, embroidery and quilting from their own casts-offs and that of their family and friends.
You can see more of Rae’s work @serialcatnapper or on their website.