JANINE SINDREY ART/DESIGN

My current work challenges societal expectations while encouraging emotional engagement and reflection. One installation, Fat Dancing, reimagines Wacky Wavy Tube Guys as fat, expressive dancers. In this piece, I confront assumptions about larger bodies, challenging the notion that those outside conventional beauty standards must exist in shame. Through movement and joyful expression, I push audiences to question their biases and reflect on how body norms shape self-worth. 

This theme of disrupting societal norms runs through my practice, which is deeply influenced by New Genre Art—a movement that uses diverse media to engage with social and political issues. I also explore AI and digital technologies in artmaking, using these tools to offer new perspectives on contemporary issues. Whether addressing homelessness, body image, environmental or LGBTQ+ issues, my work challenges assumptions and encourages viewers to reconsider their relationship to privilege and the systems shaping our lives. 

My education in architecture, photography, and fine arts allows me to create immersive environments that provoke thought and self-reflection. Since 2012, my practice has been rooted in fine art photography. However, I am now in a transformative phase, evolving into an installation artist by integrating architecture, sculpture, time-based media, and public art. This evolution enables me to work fluidly across mediums, choosing those that best express my concepts as I redefine my artistic identity.