Hundreds of small individual marks are placed next to each other on a 1”x1” grid. These marks are a small, tight and controlled action made by physically removing, marring and damaging the surface of the matrix with a blade. When viewed from afar the small marks on a large grid lose their individuality. It is only by getting close to the work and examining it that the viewer realizes that what appears to be a plain, unassuming pattern is actually made of individual instances, visual signifiers of discomfort.
By layering a different version of the same pattern on top of a larger grid, these systems of control are forced to confront one another, sometimes directly following the pattern, other times disrupting it.
Handmade paper elements bring the micro into the macro.
Plotter Cut Screen Print with Collage Elements 11”x15”
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Screenprint comprised of 1 layer burned from a drypoint matrix and two layers burned from scanned risographs 11x15
Screenprint comprised of 1 layer burned from a drypoint matrix and two layers burned from scanned risographs 11x15
Plotter cut screenprint 8.5”x11.5”
Tufted rug
Paper String Grid
Intaglio 33x43
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Intaglio, Photogram, Chemigram, Paper String Grid, Handmade Paper, Embroidery
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Intaglio, Handmade Pulp Printed Paper, Paper String Grid, Embroidery
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