Staff Show 2016: Miriam Deaver

In this series, Education Specialist for Public Programs Emily Bray highlights participants in the 2016 James McLaughlin Memorial Staff Show, on view through September 19, 2016. 

   Miriam Deaver 

 What do you do at The Phillips Collection? Are there any unique/interesting parts about your job that most people might not know about? 

I am an Education Coordinator; I get to book all of the tours! 

Who are your favorite artists in the collection? 

Henri Matisse. 

What is your favorite gallery/space within The Phillips Collection? 

The Rothko Room and the Music Room. 

What would you like people to know about your artwork on view in the 2016 Staff Show (or your work in general)? 

The performance work I submitted is the act of me destroying a sculpture, made by my ex-boyfriend and owned by my roommate. I had exhibited the sculpture in a show I curated and it was purchased by my roommate and left in our garage. The video is an act of raw catharsis directly following the breakup between me and the sculpture’s creator. There was no plan or thought process, just pure emotion. Splicing together the videos of this experience and layering with music has been a continued process of letting go.