Gift Exchange begins with a series of videos created with objects conferred to the artist via public gift registry. An off-shoot of Between Tin Men, the work is part of a longstanding engagement with the rich animacy of fairy tale worlds, where everything—from rocks to household items to bodies of water—is alive and exists within an ethical system of reciprocity between protagonist and community. While the objects began as mass-produced items, the project has evolved into collaborations with other artists who create unique performance objects. 

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