Faren Ziello

Culture Room is pleased to announce “Turn On Me” by Faren Ziello. The exhibition includes several works of manipulated pornography, featuring Ziello herself in every role. "Turn On Me" explores a complicated relationship with the full spectrum of sexual fantasy -- from pleasure, excitement and curiosity, to self-loathing, anxiety and confusion. A sculptural bleach-fountain presents this dichotomy as a substance, at once toxic and antiseptic, caustic and purifying, presented in a context more commonly associated with relaxation and wellness. Ziello is her own muse in explicit scenes that sway back and forth from exaggerated and humorous, to real and earnest, using pornography to talk about sex itself, while also using it as a trope to examine the artist’s own internal struggle.