Of Grief and Getting Past It
2025
Found fabrics, bandanas, bed sheets, blankets, blouses, cape, curtains, dresses, pants, pillowcases, shirts, skirts, swim trunks, t-shirts, upholstery from my grandmother’s couch, washcloths and yarn
16 x 25 feet
Installed at the Hunter Museum of American Art in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
These quilted banners are inspired by the never-ending maelstrom of headlines, political turmoil, and confusion we face in the world, while also embracing the beauty and magic that can be found in it. While it is possible that both things are true at once, most of the world exists in between. The color transitions in this work demonstrate that these spectrums are more real than simple binaries.
The title of this work is based on Mary Olivier's poem "Starlings in Winter."
Installation Photographs by John Dooley