Nine Patch Medallion No.8
Artwork Info:
Nine Patch Medallion No.8
Digital collage printed on archival paper
39" x 39" x 1"
2018
Care Instructions:
- This is an original artwork that has been professionally framed, and is ready to hang! It has museum-quality glass, and it can be mounted with D-rings or picture-hanging wire (included).
Pickup/Shipping:
- All works are available for local pick up in Arlington, VA.
- Unfortunately, this piece cannot be shipped.
About the art:
This series of digital prints was an early exploration into the impossibly narrow standards of beauty and femininity in mainstream culture and media, and the societal expectations that aim to control women in public and private spaces. The process for creating these works began with capturing thousands of tightly-cropped selfies that were taken underneath crocheted blankets, which cast intricate patterns of light and shadow over me, simultaneously revealing and concealing my body. From a distance, the individual images may appear to be obscured landscapes, but when viewed more closely, the intimacy of the photos becomes apparent.
Each piece in this series represents a composition of hundreds of selfies, which are digitally assembled into traditional and non-traditional quilting patterns. The act of crocheting and quilting was once a family legacy, but dissipated from living memory after the deaths of my maternal ancestors. This series was a reflection of how I fit into my own family history, and grappled with the experience of being a woman in a culture that reduces women’s bodies and experiences to singular expectations centered around consumption.
Exhibition History:
- 2018 Solo Exhibition "Nine Patch" at IA&A Hillyer, Washington, DC
- 2019 Three-Person Exhibition "Character Abstraction" at Brentwood Arts Exchange, Washington, DC