GATEKEEPER :: Christina Humphreys

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Project Space

Tempus Projects presents Gatekeeper by Christina Humphreys. In this body of work, Humphreys pays homage to the contributions of women in the field of computer science, while examining the issues that many women in the United States still face working in the tech industry. Despite attempts by companies like Google and Facebook to diversify their engineering staff, recent statistics and events still show a great imbalance in tech that favors white men. By embroidering abstract digital images inspired by the iconic designs of former Apple designer Susan Kare, Humphreys illustrates the history of traditional “women’s work,” often derided as secondary to the work of men. The simple patterns of bricks and woven lines, paired with embroidered designs directly inspired by iron gates she has encountered both in San Francisco and Havana, Cuba, resemble walls and fences, referencing the barriers women face achieving the same status as men.