Bunny Rogers

Despite being just 27 aastat vana, and having just received her MFA diploma from the Royal Institute of Art in Stockholm, Bunny Rogers is set to join the big players in internationally acclaimed artists, with the weight of a solo exhibition at New York’s Whitney Museum of American Art. Since she graduated from Parsons School of Design in 2012, Bunny has created three works of art centered around the Columbine High School Massacre, where 15 people died, ja 24 were injured.
Ever since Bunny was a teenager, the Internet has been a friend, allowing her to explore her artistic skills through a website called Neopets.com, where she could create and take care of her own virtual pet. As she was an outsider in high school, this was a source of comfort and refuge for her, where she could experiment with different parts of her personality, building confidence in her talents.
Participating in online communities opened a new world to Bunny, where she could come alive, and the realization that she would not always be invisible. A decade later, and she is now one of the most popular young artists. Roleplaying and storytelling have always been the focus of Bunny’s work, and when they are combined can be seen as a medley of her different personalities that are injected with spectacular imagination, culminating in breathtaking works.
Bunny’s work is tied together with the common themes of pre teen angst, friendship, and memories, and she uses multiple formats to express her message, including poetry, skulptuurid, websites, and full-scale installations. Osa tema töödest on seotud digitaalsete protsessidega, näiteks video, animatsioon, ja 3D modelleerimine, ja eksisteerib ainult võrgus; mõned tema teised tööd viitavad tema veebimaailmale, kuid on kunstigaleriides eksponeeritud käsitsi valmistatud loomingud. Aeg-ajalt kuvatakse tema töid kõigi vormingute kogumina, pakkudes aukartustäratavaid teostusi Bunny kujutlusvõimest.
Üks neist uskumatutest töödest on "Columbine Cafeteria". Ta oli ainult 9 aastat vana, kui veresaun toimus, siiski, aastal, kui ta asus Parsonsi disainikoolis kunsti õppima 2008, teda hakkas huvitama tulistajate psühholoogia, mis viis kinnisideeni, kus ta uuris põhjalikult politsei dokumente, foorumid, ja Columbine'i tulistamise pildid kuriteopaigast.
Bunny lõi New Yorgis Greensponi galeriis tragöödia kunstilise tõlgenduse, mis sisaldas toole, mis olid identsed kuriteopaiga kohvikust leitud toolidega, mis tema arvates on dramaatiliste sündmuste anumad ja emotsioonide piirid. Olenemata sellest, kas tegemist on elutute objektidega, Bunny usub, et nad kannavad läbi oma kogemuste lugu, ja võib kanda vaikset sõnumit.
Ühes galerii ruumis, võib olla tunnistajaks videole ühest Bunny multika avatarist – Mandyst Clone Highist, animeeritud telesari – kui see mängib ekraanil, kui laest langeb võltslumi rituaalküünaldega täidetud pimedas ruumis. Mandyt võib näha muusik Elliott Smithi klaveril laule mängimas, kes pussitati vägivaldselt surnuks. This display is a memorial to Smith, who Bunny is obsessed with, stating that his music is the most relevant music to her life.
Bunny’s work is considered to be hauntingly beautiful, a vindication of emotions that are long held in by many. Her works are bound to continue to inspire, as she explores more of her psyche and expresses it to the world.