Memento Mori
Through abstract and physical representations of the fragmented body, the sculptures of Memento Mori are a response to our basic human experience of living in a fragile body. Themes of impermanence and transformation run throughout the work.
I explore these themes with a reverence for all that our bodies endure physically, emotionally and spiritually. Using stained linens, X-ray imagery and stitching speak to our corporeality with an awareness we are all poised on the edge of existence.
Memento Mori translated from the Latin "remember you are mortal" is meant as a prayer, a remembrance, a conveyance of grief and mourning.
Shroud 1 2010
found linens, x-ray transfer, needles,
thread, pigment 24 x 50”
Mother Grief 2010
found linens, needles, thread, encaustic 30 x 54”
Shroud 2 2010
found linens, x-ray transfer, needles,
thread, pigment 24 x 50”
Tears of a Mother 2010
linen, photo transfer, wood, found objects, cotton thread 8 x 8”
Evidence 1 (with stone) 2010
linen, photo transfer, wood, found objects,
cotton thread 8 x 8”
Evidence 2 2010
found linens, photo transfer,
cotton thread, pigment 18 x 24"
Evidence 3 2010
found linen, photo transfer,
cotton thread, pigment 7.5 x 8.5”
Evidence 4 2010
found linen, photo transfer,
cotton thread, pigment 8.5 x 16”
Evidence 5 2010
found linen, photo transfer,
cotton thread, pigment 3.5 x 7.5”