Studio Work
Mattress series2022-2024
This series of sculptural works references both the mats that are often laid out on the floor in refugee centers, and the mats that were used in primary schools at nap time in communist Poland. The work is informed by my personal history as a child refugee and my experience as a member of a diaspora. The mattress-like works are covered in textiles that are sewn together using vintage patterns and digitally printed fabrics.
In their form and scale, these works directly reference the body, with other associations that can change depending on the works’ placement. They can evoke precarity, preparedness, a disembodied domestic space – and also be a place of rest. I have started experimenting with the rectangular, mattress-like forms by grouping them and positioning them into awkward shapes using armatures and twine. I also have a large catalog of imagery and patterns that I intend to use in future works for this series, along with screen-printed elements and material sourced at flea markets.
This series of sculptural works references both the mats that are often laid out on the floor in refugee centers, and the mats that were used in primary schools at nap time in communist Poland. The work is informed by my personal history as a child refugee and my experience as a member of a diaspora. The mattress-like works are covered in textiles that are sewn together using vintage patterns and digitally printed fabrics.
In their form and scale, these works directly reference the body, with other associations that can change depending on the works’ placement. They can evoke precarity, preparedness, a disembodied domestic space – and also be a place of rest. I have started experimenting with the rectangular, mattress-like forms by grouping them and positioning them into awkward shapes using armatures and twine. I also have a large catalog of imagery and patterns that I intend to use in future works for this series, along with screen-printed elements and material sourced at flea markets.
See Through Series
Translucent, digitally printed textile collages. Inspired by domestic linens, this work combines archival and catalog imagery from 1970s occupied Poland with references to American quilting patterns and traditions.
2021-2022
Translucent, digitally printed textile collages. Inspired by domestic linens, this work combines archival and catalog imagery from 1970s occupied Poland with references to American quilting patterns and traditions.
Velvet Tapestries2018-2022
An ongoing series of collage wall hangings. The large scale works are mashups of icons, relics, domestic references, shapes and product photograph y from 1970s communist Poland. Constructed using a mix of digital and screen-printing, velvet, upholstery fabric, and felt held together using sewing, embroidery, and pins.
An ongoing series of collage wall hangings. The large scale works are mashups of icons, relics, domestic references, shapes and product photograph y from 1970s communist Poland. Constructed using a mix of digital and screen-printing, velvet, upholstery fabric, and felt held together using sewing, embroidery, and pins.
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