Exhibition: Phoenix Lindsey-Hall's "Crimes Against Nature"

In "Crimes Against Nature," Phoenix Lindsey-Hall transforms everyday objects that have been used as weapons in specific LGBT hate crime cases. Working primarily in clay, known forms twist and contort, becoming a stand in for the body during such violent acts. The disturbance of everyday objects calls into question the culture in which they exist.This exhibition is a part of Queering Duke History, a month-long commemoration of LGBT history at Duke and the larger community. This event is co-sponsored by the LGBTQ Commemorative Committee, the DUU Visual Arts Committee, and the Center for Sexual and Gender Diversity.About the artist: Phoenix Lindsey-Hall is a Brooklyn-based and North Carolina-raised mixed media artist. She holds a MFA in Photography from Parsons The New School of Design and a BFA in Photography from Savannah College of Art. Lindsey-Hall has shown in various galleries in New York, NY, Philadelphia, PA, Louisville, KY, Savannah GA and in Pingyao, China. She was recently in a year-long residency program at Gallery Aferro and a participant in the Emerge Program with the Aljira Center for Contemporary Arts in Newark, NJ. Her artwork centers on themes of violence, sexual orientation and domesticity.