Tangerine, After Grapefruit is a series of textile works that prompt uncertainty. Inspired by the format of Yoko Ono’s 1964 book Grapefruit, I wrote nine pieces of performative instructions, embroidered as large scale “pages,” then photographed and printed as books that the public can take home. Part homage and part contemporary re-imagining, my own renditions reflect stagnation and losses felt in a queer, racialized life. They were all produced in 2020-2022, years during which pandemic isolation had worsened my ex-partner’s abuse. These transformations are inspired by counter-archives, which intervene into the standard forms of documentation and commemoration, to imagine alternative ways of reproducing images and affect. This project seeks to develop a playful look into the materiality of text, authority, and (re)presentation.
Tangerine, After Grapefruit (installation)
work in progress
RESOLUTION PIECE
hand-embroidered linen on copper rod, 5” x 5”, work in progress
photo by Jordan Dawson
MEMORY PIECE
Hand-embroidered linen on copper pipes, 5’ x 5’, 2022 (work in progress)
Please Help Yourself
collaboration with Arezu Salamzadeh, glazed ceramic, work in progress
EXCHANGE PIECE
Installation of spruce wood rough frames within a group exhibition called ‘The Traces That Remain’ curated by eunice bélidor at Montreal, Arts Interculturels (MAI), 2024.
PIECE TO SAFELY LOOK BACKWARDS
Installation of spruce wood rough frames within a group exhibition called ‘The Traces That Remain’ curated by eunice bélidor at Montreal, Arts Interculturels (MAI), 2024.
NAME PIECE II
hand-embroidered linen on copper rods, 5’ x 5’, 2022. Photo by Alison Postma
EXCHANGE PIECE
hand-embroidered linen on copper rods, 5’ x 5’, 2022. Photo by Alison Postma
DISAPPOINTMENT PIECE
hand-embroidered linen on copper rods, 5’ x 5’, 2022. Photo by Alison Postma
installation at Alliance Francaise Toronto, 2023
Photo by Alison Postma
Linen stack with ceramic tangerines, 12” x 6” x 36”. Photo by Alison Postma
Linen stack with ceramic tangerines, 12” x 6” x 36”. Photo by Alison Postma
Photo by Alison Postma
COMMITMENT PIECE
hand-embroidered linen on copper rods, 5’ x 5’, 2022. Sold
RESISTANCE PIECE
hand-embroidered linen on copper rods, 5’ x 5’, 2022. SOLD
The embroidered linen was photographed and printed back into the book format that inspired this project.
Printed with Teh People Studio
