Kaia Selene

The Wailing Webb is an in progress multimedia ritual performance experience dedicated to all beings suffering from afflictions of the heart. It blends wearable art, dance, videography, puppetry, music and edible art to tell the symbolic story of my hearts journey with my former wife. There's also  an optional interactive element, which is an opportunity for all to give sorrows to the web, and let them go.

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At the center of this work is a large-scale textile web made from what was once my actual wedding dress. I buried it for a year and dug it back up, then hand stitched it into a sculpture along with much patchwork lace. This web is the heart of the show, functioning as a screen, shadow screen, backdrop and interactive sculptural prop. I'm also making 3 ceremonial costumes for it, one of which is The Bird Bride, pictured above.

 

I hope to share this work sometime in 2027, several times and in various cities. Dates and locations TBA, for updates please join my mailing list!