Second hand fabric, embroidery floss, sewing pins, found office divider
2024
Size variable (approx 7"x24")
Dazzle camouflage, used primarily in World War I and World War II, sought to confuse and mislead, rather than conceal. It was used on warships and planes, large structures usually set against a consistent and relatively flat background (the ocean or the sky). Rather than attempting to hide the vessels within their surroundings, designers suggested to the British and United States militaries to go in the opposite direction. Some designs sought to conceal the speed of the ship, while others focused on concealing the ship’s direction of movement. High contrast and bright colors characterize this aesthetic.
The word “dazzle” means to temporarily blind or confuse someone’s vision. I don’t know if I believe in the virtue of authentic self-expression. Maybe I want to lie about who I am. Maybe I want to deceive and confuse. I am a beautiful great ship and I don’t want anyone to know my heading. I don’t want anyone to lock onto my coordinates or predict my movements. I will dazzle those who must be dazzled, and only the dedicated sailors who maintain and care for me will understand my tangled knotty insides.
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2023
27"x33"x3"
Colored pencil on Bristol paper
2024
11"x14"
Acrylic yarn
Crochet
2023
30"x41"x2"
Second hand fabric
2024
21"x42"x2"
Colored Pencil on Arches Watercolor Paper
2024
22"x30"
Second hand fabric
2020
19"x55"x3"
Colored pencil on Bristol paper
11"x14"
2024
Second hand fabric
2020
16"x21"x2"
Second hand fabric
21"x60"x5"
2024
Second hand fabric and scraps
2024
47"x17"x15"
Ghillie suits provide camouflage to soldiers, hunters, and photographers. This camouflage is not linear but three-dimensional, textural, and kinetic.
Second hand fabric
2024
23''x34"x5"
Colored pencil on Bristol paper
2024
11"x14"
Colored pencil on Bristol paper
2024
11"x14"
Second hand fabric
2024
30"x47"x5"
Colored pencil on Bristol paper
2024
11"x14"
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