The Clumped Spirit

James Barth’s work 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 creates stages, props, and avatars uncannily rendered in her likeness. She assembles them into detailed digital compositions, transmutes them into detailed oil paintings, and animates them into other-worldly video works.

The Clumped Spirit marks Barth’s departure from self-portraiture—a swan song to her long-standing avatar. Across video, painting, sets, and for the first time, life-sized sculpture, watch as Barth dismantles her avatar across digital and physical worlds.