NATR-XXX
1224 W Loyola Ave, Chicago IL
February 14, 2023 - March 18, 2023
Hotline toll-free 24/7 at 1-833-NATR-XXX
NATR-XXX is a storefront iteration of Erotic Experiences with the Natural World for a Person at Home Alone by Eliza Fernand, a series of narrated audio works: Houseplant Intimacy; Fooling Around with Air; and For a Person with Running Water. These works are multi-sited and accessible through the link above, as a printed zine, and
a toll-free hotline. The hotline is live – you should call right now: 1-833-NATR-XXX
After the launch of the hotline in 2020, the phone number is being distributed in public through posters and tagging in cities across the U.S. and Canada. Fernand created "commercials" for the hotline, riffing on promotions for anti-depressants, phone sex lines, and miracle products. Roman Susan is grateful to host a new display of these messages through nightly projections to conclude Winter 2023. Click below to experience the commercials at home, and visit the age-restricted Hotline Commercial (sex line version) on YouTube, because it’s too hot to embed 🔥
After the launch of the hotline in 2020, the phone number is being distributed in public through posters and tagging in cities across the U.S. and Canada. Fernand created "commercials" for the hotline, riffing on promotions for anti-depressants, phone sex lines, and miracle products. Roman Susan is grateful to host a new display of these messages through nightly projections to conclude Winter 2023. Click below to experience the commercials at home, and visit the age-restricted Hotline Commercial (sex line version) on YouTube, because it’s too hot to embed 🔥
This body of work will be expanded in 2023, moving out into the streets of Rogers Park as a part of Navigations, artist projects shared and realized in public/common space. New elements are being added to the hotline – join us for the closing celebration on March 18 to experience site-responsive intimacy with our neighborhood.
Eliza Fernand is an artist and educator who works primarily with video, sound, fabric, and clay. With a BFA in Sculpture from Pacific Northwest College of Art, and an MFA in Interdisciplinary Arts from Sierra Nevada University, they have led a cross-country career, attending over a dozen artist residencies and exhibiting internationally. A new citizen of Chicago, she continues to pursue artmaking and teaching opportunities, with the aim of provoking acceptance of loving practices outside of the norm, and promoting experimentation on all levels. For more information, please visit elizafernand.com.
A rock walk for someone at a Chicago storefront (PDF)
Eliza Fernand “NATR-XXX” at Roman Susan | Chicago Artist Writers - March 14, 2023