Straight Laced
Dimensions: Variable
Gallery Dimensions: W14’ x L34’
Year Created: 2019
Media: Installation
Installation at University of Wisconsin Parkside
Wielding a hybrid technique of weaving and macrame, Straight Laced transforms both gallery and ordinary gym equipment into a holy space — suggesting timelessness and monumental sites of ritual.
Arachne Dearest
Dimensions: H90” x W58”
Year Created: 2019
Media: steel power rack, barbell, paracord, barbell, foam
Installation at University of Wisconsin Parkside
Engaging greek mythology in title, Arachne Dearest suggests a shrine to individual devotion and sacrifice (highlighting micro-histories versus the more traditional heroic conquests). For instance, Arachne’s transformation into a spider after out-weaving the goddess Athena. Textile is inherently connected to stories of creation — these weightlifting “cages” carry obsessively knotted macrame designed based on volleyball charts — scoring the labor of bodies in space. By tying and knotting, I create moments that are precariously held together int he way that myths change depending on context.
Arachne Dearest
Dimensions: 6 x 6ft circle
Year Created: 2019
Media: Athletic crew socks, resin, wood
Installation at University of Wisconsin Parkside
I distort the seriousness of myth to accommodate humor through my use of materials (like athletic socks). Adding humor and abjection to weighty references strategically undermines a seemingly authoritative installation — suggesting an anti-monument.
