AMEMA
AMEMA’s work is informed by the urgent political and ecological crises of our time including climate change, ecosystem collapse, the decline of collective trust and unity, and the existential threat posed by Artificial General Intelligence. Her practice responds directly to the pervasive anxiety surrounding the future of humanity and the planet. She critically engages with the breakdown of boundaries between human and other-than-human matter, emphasizing their mutual influence.
Drawing from Posthumanist frameworks, including New Materialism and Assemblage Theory as theorized by Rosi Braidotti, Jane Bennett, and Gilles Deleuze, AMEMA explores the entangled role of material agency in the co-creation of identity and ethics. Her work challenges dominant paradigms by highlighting the interconnectedness of all forms of life and material existence that has been ignored, and she offers alternative models of association.
Themes of identity, inheritance, interrelation, and materiality are central to her practice. She investigates the broad concept of “connection,” emphasizing ways technology can either foster unity or deepen division. Through a multidisciplinary approach that combines painting, sculpture, technology, and interactive elements, her work seeks to build relationships and support processes of healing.
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Aubrie Mema was raised in Cincinnati, Ohio. She received her BFA from Utah State University and is presently enrolled in the MFA program at The School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Recent exhibitions include solo shows at The Tirana International Hotel, Albania; Rome Temple Visitor’s Center, Italy; Lushnje City Cultural Hall, Albania; Fairfax Schlesinger Art Center, USA; and Touchstone Gallery, USA. Recent group exhibitions include The LDS Church History Museum, USA; National History Museum, Albania; Anne C. Fisher Gallery, USA and Zenit Art Gallery, Albania. She recently completed an artist residency at the Idaho Art Lab. Her works are included in numerous personal collections. She is an Adjunct Professor at Brigham Young University Idaho and lives in Idaho.
