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⋆˚࿔ UwU 𝜗𝜚˚⋆
Molly JF Caldwell
January 17 - March 9, 2025
Opening Reception:
January 17, 7-9PM
@ The New Gallery
208 Centre St S
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⋆˚࿔ UwU 𝜗𝜚˚⋆
**Pronounced “oo-woo”
Omg dis so adorbz I could cry!! 😭✨💖 Sooo000o0o0, cuteness, as our big-bwain fwend Sianne Ngai explains, is kinda like “powerless” in a widdle baby-powder-puff outfit!! 🎀💫 It’s all softy-wubby n’ squishy like a marshmallow, making us go “awwie” and wanna give it cuddles 5everrr!! 😍💕 Buuut wait!! There is sneaky stuff hiding in dat fluff!! 👀✨ In our post-Millennium era, cuteness isn’t just for tiny helpless bebbies—nope! Now it goes boing-boing between being powerful and powerless, sweet and spoopy-scary 😱 👻 super softy but with a lil’ danger lurking!! 🎢🖤💞 It’s like a cute lil rollercoaster of emotions omg!
Soo00o0o0o ⋆˚࿔ UwU 𝜗𝜚˚⋆ is like a big bear hug with glittery sprinkles where we dive into dis world of cuteness to see why everyone’s sooo obsessed with it ~ even tho it’s all squiggled up with capitalism 🥺💸😿! ⋆˚࿔ UwU 𝜗𝜚˚⋆ is all about letting the widdle itty bitty “minor” aesthetics shine bright like bb stars 🌟🌈 showing how cuteness has sooo many secret surprises n’ spicy layers! 💖✨ Kewtness can be a bit of a naughty beb, revealing sneaky lil truths from the shy, edgy corners of life that feel all soft n’ snugglie but have their own rawr fierceness too!! 😈💞
Molly JF Caldwell is a Yonsei textile artist interested in soft materials, soft experiences, soft approaches, and soft futures. Graduating from the Alberta University of the Arts in 2017, she lives and works in Mohkinstsis (Calgary, AB). She is passionate about Marxist feminism, dogs, and Mariah Carey.
Soo00o0o0o ⋆˚࿔ UwU 𝜗𝜚˚⋆ is like a big bear hug with glittery sprinkles where we dive into dis world of cuteness to see why everyone’s sooo obsessed with it ~ even tho it’s all squiggled up with capitalism 🥺💸😿! ⋆˚࿔ UwU 𝜗𝜚˚⋆ is all about letting the widdle itty bitty “minor” aesthetics shine bright like bb stars 🌟🌈 showing how cuteness has sooo many secret surprises n’ spicy layers! 💖✨ Kewtness can be a bit of a naughty beb, revealing sneaky lil truths from the shy, edgy corners of life that feel all soft n’ snugglie but have their own rawr fierceness too!! 😈💞
Molly JF Caldwell is a Yonsei textile artist interested in soft materials, soft experiences, soft approaches, and soft futures. Graduating from the Alberta University of the Arts in 2017, she lives and works in Mohkinstsis (Calgary, AB). She is passionate about Marxist feminism, dogs, and Mariah Carey.
中文翻譯 (Chinese Translation)天啊這太可愛了，我都想哭了！ ！ 😭✨💖 真的是，正如我們的大腦好朋友Sianne Ngai所解釋的那樣，可愛就像是穿著小嬰兒粉撲裝的「無力」狀態！ ！ 🎀💫它就像一個軟綿綿的棉花糖，讓我們忍不住發出“啊嗚”聲，想要給它永遠的擁抱！ ！ 😍💕 但是等等！ ！裡面藏著一些狡猾的小東西！ ！ 👀✨ 在後千禧年時代，可愛不僅僅是為小小無助的寶寶準備的——不！現在它在有力與無力之間蹦來蹦去，甜美又帶點可怕😱👻 超軟又藏著一點點危險！ ！ 🎢🖤💞 簡直就像是個可愛的小過山車，帶來一波波情感的起伏，天啊！
So00o0o0o⋆˚ UwU 𝜗𝜚˚ ⋆ 就像一個大大的熊抱，撒滿了閃亮的糖果，我們跳進這個可愛的世界，去看看為什麼每個人都那麼迷戀牠~ 即使它完全和資本主義交織在一起🥺💸😿！ ⋆˚ UwU 𝜗𝜚˚ ⋆ 是讓這些小小的「微不足道」的美學像小星星一樣閃亮登場🌟🌈，展示了可愛中有多少隱藏的驚喜和香辣層次！ 💖✨ 可愛也可能是個調皮的寶寶，從生活中那些羞怯又尖銳的角落裡，透露出一些軟軟的、讓人想抱抱但也有自己狂野兇猛的一面！ ！ 😈💞
Molly JF Caldwell 是第四代日裔移民紡織藝術家，她對軟性材料, 軟體驗、軟方法和軟未來感興趣感興趣。她於 2017 年畢業於阿爾伯塔藝術大學。目前在Mohkinstsis（卡加利，阿爾伯塔省）生活和工作。她熱衷於馬克思主義女權主義、狗和瑪麗亞-凱莉。