I was invited to participate in Line Dufour's
Fate, Destiny, and Self-Determination installation at Regis University in Denver, Colorado. I have been excited to see this show because the thought of hundreds of little colored shapes made by all different artists all over the world and put together in one exhibition is pretty exciting. And I got the chance to see it in Denver this weekend and to show one of my large pieces.
The main
Fate piece has two "ends" which you can see in the first two photos here. All the little pieces from all over the world are scattered between them.
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| Fate, Destiny, Self-Determination (detail) and Rebecca Mezoff, Emergence I |
This project was created by Toronto tapestry artist, Line Dufour. She was interested in the impact of social media on our practice as artists and its ability to connect people working largely in isolation. It also allowed her to bring together artists who contributed pieces to the project. She is also thinking about issues of physicality and the actual making of objects.
Tapestry weaving is a slow, laborious and manual practice, a contrast to the speed at which social media weaves word threads of connection to others.
You can read the rest of the above excerpted article in HandEye magazine HERE.
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| Rebecca Mezoff, Emergence I |
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| Sarah Swett, Line Dufour, and Alex Marriott |
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| David Johnson |
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| Margaret Sunday, Penelope Dissembling in Fracutopia |
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| Penelope Dissembling in Fracutopia (detail) |
Viewing this piece was delightful. I walked around and around it and every time I saw new things. It is great fun. Bring a child for the best viewing. They notice everything.
Visit the project's Facebook page
HERE, and if you are a weaver, make a shape for the project!
Viewing this piece was delightful. I walked around and around it and every time I saw new things. It is great fun. Bring a child for the best viewing. They notice everything.