Kelsey Bogdan
((PALACE))
((PALACE)) is an immersive installation and body of research exploring the powers of joy and celebration as tools of resistance and reclamation. How are moments of joy revolutionary in healing oneself, and in reclaiming one’s body, space, and time? Materially focused on adornment, vibrance, and pupil-widening wonder, ((PALACE)) utilizes immersive hanging sculpture, reflection, light, and softness to both evoke and study safe, celebratory space. The installation exists alongside a series of educational workshops and events in collaboration with the Title IX office at Columbia College Chicago, and Chicago's premier feminist sex shop, Early to Bed.
Kelsey Bogdan is an artist, scholar, and educator from Chicago, Illinois. Bogdan completed her B.A. at Harvard University where she studied neuroscience, gender, and sexuality. Her scientific background is informed by her passion for gender studies, which in turn informs her artistic practice. Interested in the body, mind, and healing, Bogdan utilizes art to pose questions about human connection and persistence. A recipient of the Albert P. Weisman Award and The Dwight W. Follett Fellowship, Bogdan recently completed her MFA at Columbia College Chicago in May 2022.
