during July 2025, amid a record-breaking heat wave, Love-McCorkle conceptualized and constructed a shoestring installation composed of three sets at her former studio, before moving out, titled Floret's Scene. my boyfriend’s the bouncer was made using supplies that were purchased in 2024 for a personal interior design project that did not reach completion, as well as repurposed items and materials that she found set out on the sidewalk.
Photography: Samuel Duarte, Editing: Elise Love-McCorkle and Samuel Duarte
My Boyfriend’s the Bouncer
2025
From bottom up and the materials are: silver lining, rubber mats, a concrete paver, a hollow cement block, a lightbulb, aluminum sheets, an aluminum chair frame, painted cushioning, wire, bolts, nuts, and failing acrylic paintings.
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floret’s scene opened on July 25th and lasted until August 5th. Thematically, the three-set installation pondered on domesticity and thought of itself, in moments, as an impassioned letter addressed to romanticism.
