Cynthia Blanchette

2020

2020

2018

Evocative of deep time and the shared imagination for ancient environments. The exhibition Came From Water showcased wearable interactive Swamp Slippers. This visual spectacle questioned reality and conjured ideas of secret worlds and histories that connect us all. This body of work investigated the incredible vastness of evolutionary steps humans have taken. The slippers may cause the wearer to imagine what kind of organism they would be if they were the first to step, creep or flop out of the ocean. A collaborative performance is created between the wearer and each flip flop’s unique shape and movements.

The flip flops were created from hand dyed rag paper, hand dyed corn husks, mops, and hotel slippers, hand sewn and zip tied together. The slippers create a living coral reef organism as they are activated by the wearer.

2017

2016

The Goat Helmet is a safety device for returning to the Canadian outdoors, it protects one’s head from bear attacks as well as keeping branches from one’s eyes while running through the forest, and when one inevitably becomes overwhelmed by exhaustion it is the perfect pillow.