Weapons of Mass Seduction starts November 15

The Huntington Arts & Entrepreneurial Center (HAEC) will host Weapons of Mass Seduction with the opening reception held on Friday, November 15 from 6 to 8 p.m. The HAEC is located at 32 E. Franklin Street, across from the Courthouse.

“In a time where the freedom to express and define ourselves is as limitless as our imagination, what remains closer to me than ever is the absolute power of femininity that pulses like a vibrant heartbeat,” said photographer Kaleigh Middelkoop.

Today this strength is praised, embraced and cultivated, built on the backs of the many strong shoulders of feminine trailblazers that dared to wield their dynamic character to forge a path where we could shine brightly and unabashedly. 

The concept of femininity can be perceived shallowly as soft submission, dainty frailness, and quiet obedience. But that is a guise. True femininity encompasses so much more than that. To be poised is to wield a knowing confidence, to move with elegance is to host a power that makes strength look like ease, and to be gentle is to possess self-control and temper empathy.

The feminine lure pulls with it a power to seduce and bewitch the senses, like a spell cast over the most stubborn of wills. There is something disarming about feminine poise which turns these tender traits into strengths worthy to leverage the crudest powers. 

Weapons Of Mass Seduction explores the contrast between the entrancing symbols of femininity and the ammunition they transform into behind a self-possessed and knowing hand. Blending polished graces and explosive force, we create the unstoppable fortitude that is The Feminine.

About the Photographer

Kaleigh Middelkoop is a photographer who primarily uses self-portraiture as a means to tell stories and express ideas. Her work has a grounded magic that pervades and concepts presented in surreal.

After spending her formative years in Newfoundland, Canada, she studied photography in Ontario at Algonquin College. Graduating in the top of her class, she has gone on to create immersive gallery shows featuring her photography, costumes and props.

Kaleigh operates a studio in downtown Wabash, Indiana where she specializes in portraiture, marketing and conceptual art. She is also a featured artist in multiple locations in Downtown Wabash, including Bellazo, Filament Tattoo & Four Partners Eatery, as well as Ocean View Art Gallery in Carbonear, NL, Canada.