GUSH includes 9 paper costumes. Each costume consists of a water resistant, one-size-fits-all poncho with hood and a pair of gaiters. GUSH was specifically made for a group exhibition in Iceland, home of the geyser. The artists and curator were invited to choose and wear a costume at the opening reception, for as long or as short as they felt like participating.
The ponchos all have arrow formations on their front and backs that point and direct an imaginary flow, inherently referring to the body that wears them... the erupting ass, a spewing head or an ejaculation. This verb, the title for the piece, evokes bodily sensations and a rush of activity or emotion. More literally, 'gush' can also be the sudden outflow of tears, non-stop and without evocation, similar to the activity of a geyser. The actual term 'gush' has Icelandic roots: "A geyser is a hot spring characterized by intermittent discharge of water ejected turbulently and accomplished by a vapour phase. The name geyser comes from Geysir, the name of an erupting spring at Haukadalur, Iceland; that name, in turn, comes from the Icelandic verb gjósa, 'to gush'."
