For a Time

2023

thread, glue, sticker, dried kelp

 

For a Time is one piece in a series of handwoven sculptures drawing upon the form and function of nets. As vessels, nets delineate space and contain objects together, yet their porousness allows some matter to travel through. They constitute a place where things come together temporarily before moving into other, more permanent homes.

 

Attached to the nets are found objects that reference common diasporic Japanese gifts exchanged, for example, upon entering another’s home, as thanks, or as apology. They have a mutual relationship with the nets, where the objects introduce a new weight (and thus tension) while the nets push back, holding the objects in place.

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Creative Access Description

Three photos of an orange sculpture on a white wall. It is 7 inches wide, 12 inches tall, and 7 inches deep, and is made of a loosely handwoven textile folded several times over, with the folded edge facing forward to reveal the layers of textile. The sculpture is smaller at the top, and fans gently outward and downward. At the bottom left drape the edges of the textile, where the thread ends are knotted and woven back in. Near the top left, a bright blue fruit sticker pokes out from the folds, reading “fuji apple” in black text. Near the center right, a spiral of dried kelp is wedged into the folds.