Installation view of “Barriers to Entry” at King’s Artist Run, Melbourne. Series of socks that with various translations of Leviticus text “Si habitaverit advena in terra vestra et moratus fuerit inter vos ne exprobretis ei:” an invitation to fair treatment of the “other” on one’s land, with tassels as a traditional reminder of sacred texts.
2019, silk embroidery on found stockings (black and tan,) silk tassels, 19 x 4 in and 16 x 4 each.
2019, silk embroidery on found stockings (black,) silk tassels, 16 x 4 in each.
2019, silk embroidery on found cotton socks, stuffing, silk tassels, 26 x 3 x 2 in each.
2015. Men's stripped collared shirt woven into seven weavings. Silk cross-stitch embroidery. Each 8 x 10 inches.
Detail. 2015. Men's stripped collared shirt woven into seven weavings. Silk cross-stitch embroidery. Each 8 x 10 inches.
2018, Deconstructed menswear striped shirts, wood pallets, thirteen 22x24 inch panels.
Title refers to a phrase from the old testament, “thou shalt not wear garments of two materials,” (Leviticus 19 V.19) which, poorly translated in the 10th century to “two colors,” led to the creation of striped prisoner uniforms, right up until the Holocaust. A textile with a legacy of violence.
2018, Deconstructed menswear striped shirts, wood pallets, thirteen 22x24 inch panels.
Detail, 2018, Deconstructed menswear striped shirts, wood pallets, thirteen 22x24 inch panels.
2016, Cotton, thread made from spun paper with written text (title,) dye, 8 x 9 inches.
2016, silk and handmade Japanese (Washi) paper, 17x 25 inches.
2017, Tibetan wool, translated text written on spun paper, 18 x 22 inches each. French nationalism translated to Nepali and vice-versa using google translate, written and spun into 2 weavings.
2017, Tibetan wool, translated text written on spun paper, 18 x 22 inches each. French nationalism translated to Nepali and vice-versa using google translate, written and spun into 2 weavings.
2016, Silk, thread made from spun paper with written text (title,) 7 x 5 inches.
2013, extension of Come Closer. Artist book representing garments and processes involved in creating the soft sculptures. 28 x 15 x 8cm. Mixed media, etchings, textiles, embroidery, print transfers.
2013, extension of Come Closer. Artist book representing garments and processes involved in creating the soft sculptures. 28 x 15 x 8cm. Mixed media, etchings, textiles, embroidery, print transfers.
2013, extension of Come Closer. Artist book representing garments and processes involved in creating the soft sculptures. 28 x 15 x 8cm. Mixed media, etchings, textiles, embroidery, print transfers.
2013, extension of Come Closer. Artist book representing garments and processes involved in creating the soft sculptures. 28 x 15 x 8cm. Mixed media, etchings, textiles, embroidery, print transfers.
2013, extension of Come Closer. Artist book representing garments and processes involved in creating the soft sculptures. 28 x 15 x 8cm. Mixed media, etchings, textiles, embroidery, print transfers.