Sable Elyse Smith – Turn Things Over

In Turn Things Over, Art21 follows Sable Elyse Smith as she repurposes the language and materials of institutional power. Forms, prison furniture, and disciplinary phrases become sculptures and images, revealing power as an aesthetic that can be learned—and turned against itself.

Sable Elyse Smith in the Art21 film Turn Things Over

Sable Elyse Smith – Turn Things Over — Source: Art21, YouTube

In Turn Things Over, Art21 follows Sable Elyse Smith as she repurposes the language and materials of institutional power. Forms, prison furniture, and disciplinary phrases become sculptures and images, revealing power as an aesthetic that can be learned—and turned against itself.