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Stones of Folly










Curator’s Statement:

Stones of Folly draws from Hieronymus Bosch’s The Extraction of the Stone of Madness (also known as The Cure of Folly), which depicts a doctor removing a so-called “stone of folly” from a patient’s head (see painting above). In this series of vibrant wall sculptures, Catie Burrill challenges the notion of madness as mere pathology, instead embracing its complexity, and reinterpreting societal perceptions of mental health with humor, theatrics, and camp. Inspired by pop culture figures like Dolly Parton and Britney Spears, Burrill uses found materials such as Lake Michigan pebbles, faux fur, 90s beads, and nostalgic trinkets to weave playful yet poignant narratives.



“STONE OF FOLLY: Hieronymus Bosch -  A Renaissance belief that madness was cured by removing stones from the brain.

All Salvaged Materials: faux fur, Lake Michigan stones, abandoned ceramic sculptures, jewelry parts, vinyl. 

2024
$500

“STONE OF FOLLY: Simone Biles - Anxiety and Panic Attacks”

All Salvaged Materials: faux fur, Lake Michigan stones, abandoned ceramic sculptures, jewelry parts, vinyl. 

2024
$150

“STONE OF FOLLY: Richard Simmons – Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia Nervosa”

All Salvaged Materials: faux fur, Lake Michigan stones, abandoned ceramic sculptures, jewelry parts, vinyl. 

2024
$150

“STONE OF FOLLY: Dolly Parton - Clinical Depression”

All Salvaged Materials: faux fur, Lake Michigan stones, abandoned ceramic sculptures, jewelry parts, vinyl. 

2024
$200
“STONE OF FOLLY: Britney Spears – Bipolar and Post-Natal Depression”

All Salvaged Materials: faux fur, Lake Michigan stones, abandoned ceramic sculptures, jewelry parts, vinyl. 

2024
$200

“STONE OF FOLLY: Medieval Era painting of ‘An Operation for Stone in the Head,’ an archaic attempt to cure folly or madness”

All Salvaged Materials: faux fur, Lake Michigan stones, abandoned ceramic sculptures, jewelry parts, vinyl. 

2024
$200

“STONE OF FOLLY: Delta Burke – Depression and Compulsive Hoarding”

All Salvaged Materials: faux fur, Lake Michigan stones, abandoned ceramic sculptures, jewelry parts, vinyl. 

2024
$150
“WHIRLWIND”

All Salvaged Materials: faux fur, plant holder, mattress, vinyl. 

2024
NFS
FURGATE: EMBRACE THE WORM #2

All Salvaged Materials: faux fur, mannequin holder, coat rack, mattress, vinyl. 

2024-25
NFS

“STONE OF FOLLY: DMX – Bipolar Disorder”

All Salvaged Materials: faux fur, Lake Michigan stones, abandoned ceramic sculptures, jewelry parts, vinyl. 

2024
$150
“STONE OF FOLLY: Winston Churchill – Bipolar aka his Black Dog, and Dyslexia”

All Salvaged Materials: faux fur, Lake Michigan stones, abandoned ceramic sculptures, jewelry parts, vinyl. 

2025
(better pic to come)
$150
FURCUCU: THE TRAVELING GHOST CAT, 2022. 
ALL SALVAGED MATERIALS: FAUX FUR, BEDSHEET, VINYL.
2023
NFS
STONE OF FOLLY: Kanye West -  misdiagnosed as bipolar and now has been diagnosed as autistic”

All Salvaged Materials: faux fur, Lake Michigan stones, abandoned ceramic sculptures, jewelry parts, vinyl. 

2025
(better pic to come)
$150
“STONE OF FOLLY: the fashion divas:

*Yves Saint Laurent - clinical depression
*Catherine Zeta Jones - bipolar II
*Princess Diana - Bulimia nevosa, depression and multiple suicide attempts

All Salvaged Materials: faux fur, Lake Michigan stones, abandoned ceramic sculptures, jewelry parts, vinyl. 

2025
$150




















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