oil on canvas; 10×10”

“Two related species, one consuming, one devoured. In Cousins, the brutality of nature is likened to humanity’s race to get ahead at the cost of others, upholding the individualism rampant in modern American society.”

ARTIST BIO: Molly Rahtz is an artist from Cincinnati, OH, currently a student who creates paintings and video art that verge on the edge of comedic sarcasm, illustrating the fears of her generation of a future foretold in deceptively dystopian sci-fi movies. Imolly combines deeply personal stories and anecdotes with mythological references, psychological experiments, and film theory/composition to explore the challenges of individual preservation in a late-stage capitalistic world.