FABRIC

In these photographs on fabric, borders and the breaking of borders are the focus.  Whether the border is there for safety or exists as a cultural boundary, we should consider their importance.  When is it appropriate to move from one space into another?  What happens when the border is crossed?

Appreciation or Appropriation?
​2017

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Taking a Photograph
​2017

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Dust Storm
​2018

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Cyclone
​2018

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The Issue with Food

How does what we eat affect our environment and our bodies?  These pieces were sewn from scraps of unwanted fabric remnants, including the discarded hem fabric from a local men's suit company.  Then, they were wrapped around stretcher bars from second hand stores.  The environmental impact was not only called into question by the subject matter, but considered in the making of the art.

Water Rights
(My next question is about water ownership.  What does that mean for our CROPS?)
2014
reused fabric

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Food and Fossil Fuel
(How much FOSSIL FUEL does food CONSUME?)
2014
reused fabric

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We Are What We Eat
(If we ARE what we EAT then what are we made of? vegetables, fresh air, clean water, sunshine, hormones, pesticides, fruits)
2014
reused fabric

Growing Food
(What would it be like to GROW food? We can do it, even with limited space!)
2014
reused fabric

Food and Advertising
(Is this REALLY the kind of FOOD our bodies CRAVE?)
2014
reused fabric

Water Used for Food
(I wonder what makes mores sense for our WATER SUPPLY? 1 gallon water = 40 lbs grain OR 4 oz meat)
2014
reused fabric