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FORBES: Personal Trauma Taps Into Collective Trauma, Artist KS Brewer at Filo Sofi Arts

FORBES: Personal Trauma Taps Into Collective Trauma, Artist KS Brewer at Filo Sofi Arts

New York-based visual artist KS Brewer has also centered her recent work around the concept of trauma. Her recent installation curated by Gabrielle Aruta at her space Filo Sofi Arts, Doubled Up In Your Image, uses sculpture, video, painting, sound and scent to manifest internalized traumas that are both personal to her but also vague enough to tap into the collective unconscious of her viewers. “I want this to be a space where people bring their personal associations and be something that can apply to people in their own lives,” says Brewer.

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RAVELIN: “Under the Skin” Interview Series By Coco Dolle "KS Brewer: Learning Empathy"

RAVELIN: “Under the Skin” Interview Series By Coco Dolle "KS Brewer: Learning Empathy"

An immersive, interactive video sculpture installation, ‘Doubled Up in Your Image’ by KS Brewer is a cathartic investigation into the depths of trauma & desire — suggesting that through a gradual process of acknowledgement and validation, we can empower ourselves in exorcising our personal demons. On view at Filo Sofi Arts through October 21st.

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BEDFORD + BOWERY: New York City’s ‘Gut Biome’ And More Art Opening This Week

BEDFORD + BOWERY: New York City’s ‘Gut Biome’ And More Art Opening This Week

KS Brewer’s new installation, deemed a “post-traumatic impression of a bedroom,” features elements like strange sounds and a burnt-looking bed that has a concealed cavity to duck into, where an “uplifting” multimedia experience can be found. It encompasses both the mental distortions that trauma brings and a chance to escape them.

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