Brooke Borg

I see social interactions as if they were independent characters – like the emotional offspring of two people who try to communicate, like a third party between them. Relationships that form under specific, influential circumstances, such as religious contexts, family life, or particular age groups, are some of the situations that I analyze to expose what happens in the space between two people. In investigating these through painting, video and the occasional theatrical installation, my conclusion is always that a relationship, like a person, has it’s own bizarre natures and imperfections.

My curiosity centers around what cannot be clearly explained, and therefore the work often references religious imagery and rituals, since they serve to represent the un-representable. My kosher-style childhood home, Quaker education, and Caribbean Baptist/Yoruba-influenced caregivers have all materialized in my pieces.