Lava Babies are an amalgamation of Emma Stern’s psyche,the construction of powerful figuration and her deep research and exploration of the trajectory of World Building over time. Lava Babies are a proposition, a statement that speaks to contemporary experience and obliterates the line between virtuality and reality. The following interview was conducted while riding jet-skis through international waters to avoid maritime law. The artist has recently predicted a few pop culture renaissance moments through a secret formula that capitalist execs would kill for, so we had to steer clear of prying ears.
Kristin Farr: Tell me how the internet impacted your development as an artist and person.
Emma Stern: More than anything, the internet has given me, and everyone else who uses it, a plethora of visual vocabularies to plunder and borrow from. I am obviously extremely influenced by the aesthetics and tropes of so many niche micro-communities of furries, 3D erotica, and various fandoms, for example, which I would likely never have come into contact with were it not for the fact that I am very much online.
I will say though, my bookmarked tabs and search history is bonkers. My assigned NSA agent is probably very concerned.
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Legend of a Wicked City
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