Hand-pulled screen print on raw linen. Various dimmensions. 2023.
Hand-pulled screen print on raw linen. Various dimmensions. 2023.View of the installation at Kunstkollektivet 8B, Unnerud, Denmark. July, 2023
"Lineage, Linen, Line" is designed to be the interactive component of the larger body of work called "The Parties." Its purpose is to invite the audience to play a crucial role in the act of recognition. The definition of recognition is "to know again": bringing elements from the past into the present for acknowledgment.
The series consists of several custom-shaped pieces depicting the elements found in The Parties' vintage napkins. These elements, which I refer to as the "language of linen," have been subtracted, isolated, and reproduced as separate screen prints on raw linen. Each print is backed with buckram, a starched jute used to create corsets or hats, allowing the fabric to be manipulated like cardboard.
The piece is arranged as an installation on a wall, resembling a jigsaw puzzle in the midst of being assembled, with its corners displayed prominently.