Cristin Millet

State College, PA
January – February 2004

About the Artist
Millet received her MFA from Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ and her BFA from Kent State University, Kent, OH. Millet has shown at Buckham Gallery, Flint, MI and the Rosewood Gallery, Kettering, OH. She has received several Faculty Research Grants from the College of Art and Architecture, Pennsylvania State University.

Project Description
My research focuses on our eternal fascination with the human reproduction system and changing perceptions of female anatomy. An extension of my research includes the context where anatomy is studied, historical anatomical and surgical theaters. I respond to this research by creating objects place in installations hat examine the shifting theories on the human female. The architectural environmental I create metaphorically reference the interior and exterior of the body – when entering a room, the viewer enters the body and their role as spectator shifts to that of a spectacle. My artwork represents an intersection of scientific ideas and contemporary aesthetic observation, giving insight into prevalent societal attitudes surrounding the female form.