“‘Roomboob’ is a casted boob fountain that squirts milk and moves around the room on its own. This work explores and externalizes the bodily functions associated with motherhood as ornamental and badgering.”
— Esther Hernandez
About the artist
Esther Hernandez
Esther Hz is a self-taught multidisciplinary artist born in San Antonio, Texas, currently living and working in Denver, CO. She has become well known for installation and performance where she sets up interactive, imaginative experiences for the viewer. Her work was featured twice by the Denver Art Museum at Untitled in 2019 and Arthyve's Archives As Muse program debut, she was also awarded a Red Bull microgrant in 2020. She has worked with youth and young adults at the Museum of Contemporary Art through the Failure Lab and Creator's Studio programs, mentored girls at Resilience Rising and worked as Associate Director at PlatteForum where she managed an international artist residency, youth program and podcast. She is a past resident artist at Redline and PlatteForum and she offers creative programming to the residents of XDenver where she currently maintains her studio practice.
