Sable Elyse Smith's artwork critically examines the complexities of the American legal and carceral systems, highlighting how they perpetuate violence and dehumanization. Through pieces like her kinetic sculpture 'A Clockwork,' Smith explores the interplay between law, justice, and the societal perceptions of legality. In an interview, she discusses how the legal language constructs an oppositional framework where categories like 'free' and 'unfree' dominate discourse, contributing to a totalizing cultural influence that obscures the lived experiences of those entangled in these systems.
The totalizing nature of the contemporary carceral culture links various forms of media, creating a space where violence is normalized and dehumanization is prevalent.
I conceptualize law as both a fixed structure and a dynamic language, creating an apparatus that continually situates people in opposition to one another.
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