"Inspired by photos from my sister's trip to Yellow Stone, I intuitively made hotspot while experimenting with onionskin dying paper and sewing human hair. The juxtaposition of precision and chance creates a tension that humans feel when it comes to the unpredictability of mother nature"

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"For me, hair represents humanity and is a rich material thick with history, genetics and societal taboos. I use hair in the form of hairballs, locks, sewing thread, matting, and weaving fiber."



hotspot, onion skin and human hair, 2016

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