I am interested in moments of rupture and centering the body as the primary point of sense and perception. Rupture and transformation are in everything, but the body and its metaphors are how we can closest comprehend the constant change. The vertical nature and the emphasis on tactile qualities in the work all relate to this central tendency.
“Wormweb” refers to the fall webworm, a local moth that is commonly seen in its larval stage residing in silk webs at the end of tree branches. The long fibers of the translucent kozo paper take after the silk webs that the large groups of caterpillars nest in during the late summer and early autumn. The way the paper is joined to the pulp is reminiscent of both dressing wounds and the interior of the nests that the caterpillars build to house themselves. The thin covering also invites funereal associations of embalming, veils, and ghosts. The red paper is cast from a gelatin mold in the shape of a human brain.
