Intimate Mythologies — Colleen A.J. Smith

Intimate Mythologies, gallery detail, 2019. — *Intimate Mythologies,* gallery detail, 2019.

Intimate Mythologies, gallery details, 2019 — *Intimate Mythologies,* gallery details, 2019

Constellations Wrapped in Skin, Oil on Vellum Paper, Intimate Mythologies, 2019 — *Constellations Wrapped in Skin,* Oil on Vellum Paper, *Intimate Mythologies, 2019*

Close to God, Oil on Vellum Paper, Intimate Mythologies, 2019 — *Close to God*, Oil on Vellum Paper, *Intimate Mythologies*, 2019

No Traces, Oil on Vellum Paper, Intimate Mythologies, 2019 — *No Traces,* Oil on Vellum Paper, *Intimate Mythologies,* 2019

Perforation, Oil on Vellum Paper, Intimate Mythologies, 2019 — *Perforation,* Oil on Vellum Paper, *Intimate Mythologies,* 2019

Yours. And. Mine. Oil on Vellum Paper, Intimate Mythologies, 2019 — *Yours. And. Mine.* Oil on Vellum Paper, *Intimate Mythologies, 2019*

Clever Corpse, Oil on Vellum Paper, Intimate Mythologies, 2019 — *Clever Corpse,* Oil on Vellum Paper, *Intimate Mythologies, 2019*

Seedless, Oil on Vellum Paper, Intimate Mythologies, 2019 — *Seedless,* Oil on Vellum Paper, *Intimate Mythologies, 2019*

Severed Lines of Lineage, Oil on Vellum Paper, Intimate Mythologies, 2019 — *Severed Lines of Lineage,* Oil on Vellum Paper, *Intimate Mythologies,* 2019

Intimate Mythologies is a series of figurative works exploring the transient facets of emotional intimacy and connection navigated between the gestural language of the human body as demonstrated within the setting of the gallery space. Eight oil paintings composed on transparent vellum paper were suspended from the ceiling and hung behind transparent acrylic sheaths. The interactive installation invited viewers to experience instances of gestural intimacy by their navigating of the intimate corridors created by the drawings.

Selected works from Intimate Mythologies have been shown in exhibitions at Gallery Erato in Seattle, Washington and the OXO Gallery in London, United Kingdom.