Knot Rite is a ritual object inspired, in part, by eco-philosopher, Timothy Morton’s concept of a hyperobject. Morton uses the concept of a hyperobject to articulate the phenomenon of climate change, an event comprised of so many micro-events spanning both time and location, that it resists chart-able territory. Imperceivable as a whole to any one creature or moment, it baffles the human psyche, calling upon transtemporal and pluriversal means of knowing.
This piece is likewise informed by feminist perspectives around craft and women’s labour, embracing knotting as an intention-infused action that labours toward a material language of repair and holding capacity. The immense accumulation of knotting demonstrates commitment, care, and endurance toward an entity larger than oneself.
featuring Knot Rite II (left) and An Ancient Observer (right)
2022-2023
Black walnut ink, collage, oil pastel
Approx. 7 ft x 9.5 ft
2023
Acrylic, pastel, graphite, and black walnut ink on paper
Approx. 5.5 ft by 7 ft
2022-2023
Black walnut ink, collage, oil pastel
Approx. 7 ft x 9.5 ft
Guardian I, 2023
Wax and black walnut ink on paper
Approx. 5 ft by 6.5 ft
Exhibition Introduction
2019
Ink on fabric
Approx. 7ft x 7 ft
2023
Black walnut ink, silkscreen, photo paper
20” x 30”
2022
Wax and black walnut ink on paper
20” x 30”
2022
Black walnut ink on paper
Approx. 18 in X 24 in
2022
Black walnut ink on paper
Approx. 18 in X 24 in
2022
Black walnut ink, collage, oil pastel
Approx. 1.75 ft x 5.5 ft
Student Union Gallery, Umass Amherst
December, 2023
Underworld / Otherworld invites the viewer to dwell in the liminal space between endings and new beginnings; to be shape-shifted and re-arranged amidst encounters with the myth-poetic other; and to join in commemoration of benevolent ancestors. The large scale multi-media paintings on display engage a wide range of materials, including wild-crafted black walnut ink made from the walnut trees on Umass campus.