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1. Video
2. Press
3. 2013 Honorarium Grant RecipientAprox. 9:00:00 PM
August 31 st, 2013

40°47′6″N 119°12′18″W“Church Trap”, 2013
Reclaimed lumber, steel, music sheets,
1800’s pump organ, church pews, computer components, foam, resin, and  an
antique
organ seat.

“Church Trap was a temporary art installation that took place August 25th -
August 31st, 2013. With the use of reclaimed wood fencing posts, “Church Trap”
resembled a decrepit baptist church as a box trap.  This temporary installation
explored themes of religious dogma, christian fanaticism, and the hypocrisy
behind the use of religion as a tool for control.  With the help of an
interactive 1800’s pump organ as bait, “Church Trap” lured  participants into an
interactive space that invited spontaneous music performances, religious
ceremonies, weddings and a funeral. At the end of the event, Rebekah Waites and
crew burnt “Church Trap” to the ground in a seremonial burn. All that exists of
Church Trap is video, film or photography documentation, and our dreams.