The Virgin Museum

A commentary on social concepts of sexual virginity and material purity, this video work combines found YouTube footage from a Russian boy’s choir with a series of accompanying videos and images that ultimately land on Elliot Roger, “a British-born American mass murderer who is known for killing six people and injuring fourteen others during the 2014 Isla Vista killings”, cited as the founder of the “Incel” movement. Photo/video accompaniments include “pure” and “impure” materials (clear/soiled water, burned/unburned candles, extra virgin olive oil, virgin acrylic), a reenactment of the appearance of the Virgin Mary and other nods to her likeness, the first-ever Video Game Competition, a screen-capture from a YouTube video titled “How We Lost Our Virginity, Best Sneaky Link Experience (Part 1)” as well as other images of sexual and material “purity”.