Neb Berry
Artist Statement
Growing up in a heavily scientific household, I have always valued science and medicine for their contributions to humankind. However, on a personal level, I have difficulty connecting the research and representation of the human body in the medical field with the actual experience of existing in my body. In my work, I explore this gap between how food and fat bodies are discussed and depicted and the emotional side of eating and living. Using printmaking, I am able to reproduce scientific images on fabric to create a dialogue between the scientific observations and abstracted or convoluted body parts. Through fabric and quilting, I am able to create dimension and shape in my work to reflect the physicality of my body while retaining the soft squishable feeling of body fat.
Artworks
A Monster Made of Many Mouths, May 2025. Relief, tetra-pak, monotype, and screenprint on fabric, thread, yarn, batting, stuffing. 65” x 80”
A Monster Made of Many Mouths Closeup 1, May 2025. Relief, tetra-pak, monotype, and screenprint on fabric, thread, yarn, batting, stuffing. 65” x 80”
A Monster Made of Many Mouths Closeup 2, May 2025. Relief, tetra-pak, monotype, and screenprint on fabric, thread, yarn, batting, stuffing. 65” x 80”
Don’t Tell My Doctor, May 2025. Trace monotype, fabric, thread. 6” x 4”
Under the Microscope, May 2025. Relief, screenprint, fabric, thread, yarn. 12” x 8”
Eat It All, October 2024. Relief and monotype on fabric. 53” x 34”
Gastrointestinal Rupture, December 2024. Relief, tetra-pak, and monotype on fabric, thread, yarn, batting. 20” x 25”
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