glory holes by nina marie barbuto

‘glory holes’ by nina marie barbutoall images courtesy of nina marie barbuto

‘on it we sleep, live our waking lives, fight—fight and are fought—seek our place, experience untold happiness and fabulous defeats; on it we penetrate and are penetrated; on it we love…’ – gilles deleuze

as part of the gestures: intimate friction show at the mattress factory in pittsburgh ‘glory holes’, an installation by american artist nina marie barbuto, delves into the histories of the spaces around us. the term, similarly used in hetero and homosexual copulation acts, serve as a portal for an anonymous yet intimate connection between the two bodies. as we move through the architectural space, we lose track of the larger figure, bones, and mass that surounds us. 

view of ceiling glory hole 

detail view of north window glory holes

south view of glory holes 

view of glory holes

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