Upcycled fabric ropes - installation and sculpture
My work focuses on the interconnectedness of people in the space where we experience many conflicts and struggles. I hand-weave ropes with repurposed fabrics donated by friends from many places. With wires inside, those ropes are composed to be touchable sculptures and installations referencing metaphoric objects or forms.
The point of inspiration was my childhood memories of seeing Shimenawa (“enclosing ropes”) in Japan. The structure of ropes also fascinates me in their process, that braiding two opposing forces creates strength. Whether ancestors were calling or not, I later discovered my grandmother’s birth family was a twine manufacturer.
2023, Hand-woven ropes made from donated fabrics, wire.
2023, Hand-woven ropes made from donated fabrics, wire.
2023, Hand-woven ropes made from donated fabrics, wire.
2023, Hand-woven ropes made from donated fabrics, wire.
2023, Hand-woven ropes made from donated fabrics, wire.
2023 Photo: Hidemi Takagi
2023 Photo: Hidemi Takagi
2022, 8x4x2 feet, A site specific installation
2020, 6x8.5x3 feet.
2020, 6x8.5x3 feet.
2019, 40"x30"x12"
2019, 24"x 36"x12"
2020, 33 x 48 x 3 inch
2019. Site-specific installation at St. Joseph College. 15 feet wide x 5 feet tall x 1 feet deep.
2019. Site-specific installation at St. Joseph College. 15 feet wide x 5 feet tall x 1 feet deep.
2019. Site-specific installation at St. Joseph College. 15 feet wide x 5 feet tall x 1 feet deep.
2020 Photo: Johhanes Berg
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2017, 6'x6.5' This site-specific installation was about the modern history of women. I attempted to portray the beauty of strong women who are oppressed by the society. The red and pink colors are suggestive of the blood we shed. The vertically hanging ropes represent the storyline of our lives. I feel women’s souls dwell in traditional clothing like a kimono worn over many generations of a family. Exhibited at The Yard City Hall Park, curated by Jessica Porter.
2017, 6'x6.5' This site-specific installation was about the modern history of women. I attempted to portray the beauty of strong women who are oppressed by the society. The red and pink colors are suggestive of the blood we shed. The vertically hanging ropes represent the storyline of our lives. I feel women’s souls dwell in traditional clothing like a kimono worn over many generations of a family. Exhibited at The Yard City Hall Park, curated by Jessica Porter.
Handmade ropes made with recycled fabric.
2019
2017, 5'H x 3'W x 2D. Hand-made ropes with recycled fabric, aluminum wire. This piece is about an intimate connection with a mother and a child exchanging energy. The emotional and physical warmth is being shared between two hearts. It was originally inspired by the experience of breastfeeding. I have been fascinated by the fact a baby can send information on what nutrient they need through his/her saliva to mother’s body, and the mother’s body reacts to give the nutrient.
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2017, 36”x60”x2”
2017, Hand-made ropes with recycled fabric (mostly old T-shirts) 22”x22”x 30” each x 3 sculptures.
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