c0de to the Womb Room, cross-stitch pattern part 1
Digital print on linen, 180cm x 51cm
Triptych: From left to right. 1) In the process of becoming transfigured from a spreadsheet into a machine knitted canvas. 2) In the process of becoming transfigured from digital into embroidered text. 3) In the process of becoming transfigured from a piece of sculptural architecture into a fragment (artefact) of an exploded sculpture.
Mummified Artefacts A through D , 2022-ongoing.
Mother tongue: The language a person grows up speaking from early childhood
I grew up in a home that was constantly repainted, but it was never simply a fresh lick of paint or an accent wall. Each layer of colour mummified the previous, filling the walls, up onto the ceiling, flowing through to the furnishings, drowning whatever was there before.
Taking a {psycho, techno, archaeological} approach, the ‘Smothered Tongue Series’ is a colour-coded language, sourced and collaged from articles, literature, film, and music, which speak to the memories of growing-up in colour saturated spaces.
Scan the QR code to tune in or skip and shuffle to find your groove and dance around the heart of the matter.
Mummified Relationship Series: Seismic Activity (A Constellation Installation)
A white cube, cathedral-like room.
Large machine knit spreadsheet as an altar piece.
A white prayer stand facing the altar piece with a white, canvas bound ‘Order of Service’ book [1].
A white stand (priests lectern / judges’ bench / auctioneers podium ) stands facing away from the altar piece, at an acute angle from the prayer stand, accompanied by a white auctioneers / judges gavel.
Artefacts with Lot numbers to be displayed in a glass case.
Shallow shelf with rows of ‘Order of Service’ books line a wall.
[1] ‘Order of Service’
Explains the structure and content of Christian services. A funeral order of service is a printed guide to the funeral ceremony or service. The booklet often contains details of the deceased with a photo on the front. The inside pages have the funeral service outline and a poem, prayer, or hymn. The back page may have details of the wake, more pictures, the funeral service date, location and so on.