“Screensucking I: Paradigital Décollage”

Ash Richter (she/they) is a 29-year-old multimedia artist residing in Nashville, TN

presently producing work through the pseudonym @screensucking. Their work utilizes a wide

range of materials to create depth of layers, worn textures and stylized chaos.

The imagery and text that Richter tends to draw on for her work reflects culture playfully,

pulling objects from their normal context for their texture or following the trend of internet

absurdism. This starkly juxtaposes the context itself, which is reflected by the jagged, shattered

and monstrous effect that each piece has.

In this series, the artist is exploring ways of merging décollage with digital media

such as photo and video. The textures and colors are reminiscent of a post-digital age, while

the materials themselves are sourced from various time periods, and are often from vintage

magazines.

Via a process of decontextualization and re-contextualization, the imagery is

divorced from its meaning via destruction of the materials. Intentional wear and tear of

paper elements layered with thick, visible layers of glue all contribute to an absurdist take

on modern art, unrefined but highly processed.

Between physical, worked pieces and their process-based video, sensory imagery and

visceral feeling are a huge part of the work.