TERESA CERVANTES
Installation view.
All of the objects were purchased at once, but in two transactions because the register would not allow for balances over $5,000 USD.
A sculpture made during the course of the exhibition.
A photo shot with a phone inside of the Walmart, depicting some of the carts loaded with objects, queued and waiting to be processed at the register.
Installation view.
For the exhibition's opening, an actor was hired to wear clothing that was purchased from the Walmart and perform the actions of laughing and crying throughout the space.
A sculpture made during the course of the exhibition.
Installation view.
TRUST IN TRUST, 2016
This performance and exhibition took place at Walmart SuperCenter in South Philadelphia and Temple Contemporary Gallery at the Tyler School of Art. With help from classmates and students, we spent my entire credit card limit ($6,000) on various items from Walmart which we then transported back to the gallery. Over the course of a week, we made new use of the objects, arranging and rearranging them in space. Some of the events that occured included: a contest and award ceremony for the "Ugliest Sculpture," a fashion show featuring fashions from the store, improvisational dance, and floral arrangements with $1,000 of articifical flowers. A hired actor, dressed head to toe in Walmart clothing laughed and cried over and over for the duration of the show's opening. Following the exhibition, all of the items were returned to the Walmart for a refund.