Alice Marie Perreault
Chain Reaction
Keck Talk at USC with Ted Meyer
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Chain-Reaction is a collection of mixed media work by Alice Marie Perreault that was triggered from a cascade of neurological events, resulting in severe brain damage to her newborn. When nothing was available to reverse the devastating outcome, Perreault began teaching herself about the neurological, physiological and psychological aspects of this altered state of being.
Perreault’s art practice was simultaneously impacted by this domino.
The most important work in this collection, for me, is a piece called "Yellow Sweater" that is made from suction catheters and yellow fibers. If I tell you this is a yellow sweater repeatedly, you will eventually stop thinking for yourself and believe me. This repetition has a validity effect and it is used often in dogma as a way to control. It was used abusively during the height of stem cell research that was progressing at a rate that made doctors expect to see help for those with brain injuries and other neurological disorders, like Parkinson's, Alzheimers and ALS to be available within the decade. The religious and political dismantling of this responsible research was a devastation to my son and family.
-Perreault
Chain-Reaction at Hoyt Gallery on the USC Health and Sciences Campus of the Keck School of Medicine, October 22, 2019- December, 2019. A panel discussion with the artist and Dr. Debra Waters-Roman was mediated by Ted Meyer on October 23 from noon- 1:00 in the USC Keck School of Medicine Auditorium. Click the image above to listen to the discussion.
Address: 1975 Zonal Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90033
Phone: 323-442-1100
Perreault’s art practice was simultaneously impacted by this domino.
The most important work in this collection, for me, is a piece called "Yellow Sweater" that is made from suction catheters and yellow fibers. If I tell you this is a yellow sweater repeatedly, you will eventually stop thinking for yourself and believe me. This repetition has a validity effect and it is used often in dogma as a way to control. It was used abusively during the height of stem cell research that was progressing at a rate that made doctors expect to see help for those with brain injuries and other neurological disorders, like Parkinson's, Alzheimers and ALS to be available within the decade. The religious and political dismantling of this responsible research was a devastation to my son and family.
-Perreault
Chain-Reaction at Hoyt Gallery on the USC Health and Sciences Campus of the Keck School of Medicine, October 22, 2019- December, 2019. A panel discussion with the artist and Dr. Debra Waters-Roman was mediated by Ted Meyer on October 23 from noon- 1:00 in the USC Keck School of Medicine Auditorium. Click the image above to listen to the discussion.
Address: 1975 Zonal Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90033
Phone: 323-442-1100
