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 the absurdity and mundanity inherent to life. They were all produced in 2020-2022, years during which pandemic isolation had worsened an abusive relationship. 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.
Much of this work was made possible with the support of the Canada Council for the Arts and the Ontario Arts Council.
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
