Artist Samantha Nye's immersive video installation "Web of Love" has opened at the Harold J. Miossi Gallery at Cuesta College's San Luis Obispo campus. The four-screen work is a scene-by-scene remake of an old Scopitone film, featuring legendary Bay Area artists Annie Sprinkle and Beth Stephens, and is designed with a lounge area of heart-shaped hot tubs on red shag carpet.
The exhibition explores themes of beauty, aging, desire, and queer intimacy through a lens of camp and glamor, aiming to 'fix' rather than challenge taboos through play and humor. The project, funded in part by the Guggenheim Foundation and shot at the Madonna Inn, provides educational opportunities for Cuesta College students and represents a significant local cultural event that blends art, community engagement, and pedagogical experience.