{"id":725,"date":"2024-08-22T08:00:49","date_gmt":"2024-08-22T12:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/morlan\/?p=725"},"modified":"2025-08-27T12:23:33","modified_gmt":"2025-08-27T16:23:33","slug":"allison-spence-untitled-frankenstein","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/morlan\/season\/2024-25\/allison-spence-untitled-frankenstein\/","title":{"rendered":"Allison Spence: Untitled Frankenstein"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Jan. 13-Feb. 21<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Allison Spence\u2019s exhibition \u201cUntitled Frankenstein\u201d examines what happens when one is confronted with a body that does not apply to our commonly held definitions. These bodies possess weight, form, and accepted anatomies, yet Spence also explores the potential within indeterminate bodies, examining what they contain and the new meanings they create through recombination.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Drawing inspiration from the medical term &#8220;teratoma,&#8221; which describes a tumor containing disparate tissues and translates to &#8220;monster tumor,&#8221; Spence reflects on our scientific and cultural approach to abnormality. This concept of monstrosity parallels our fragmented contemporary existence, shaped by scientific and technological advancements. Through her work, Spence aims to expose previously delineated forms as inherently malleable, with identities in flux, subverting our expectations and revealing the nuances and new possibilities of existence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Associated Programming:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Gallery HOP \/ Reception: Jan. 17<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Artist Talk: Feb. 20 at 5:30 p.m., Morlan Gallery<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jan. 13-Feb. 21 Allison Spence\u2019s exhibition \u201cUntitled Frankenstein\u201d examines what happens when one is confronted with a body that does not apply to our commonly held definitions. These bodies possess weight, form, and accepted anatomies, yet Spence also explores the potential within indeterminate bodies, examining what they contain and the new meanings they create through recombination. 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