James Barth: The Clumped Spirit

The Clumped Spirit marks Barth’s conceptual departure from self portraiture.

Drawing on the material characteristics of modernist architecture, cinematic languages of the 1960s and 1970s, and dance, Barth will dismantle her avatar across digital and physical worlds.

James Barth’s practice explores the themes of trans self-representation and embodiment. Trained as an oil painter, her work extends beyond the traditional through a layered creative process.

Using 3D modelling software, Barth first creates stages, props, and avatars rendered in her likeness, and assembles them into detailed digital tableaux. The compositions are then animated into video works and transmuted into oil paintings.