(S)watch Sets

 

Dotted (S)watch Set

cotton fabric and thread

5 x 7 " each

This is a series of works in cloth created by the removal of threads from the length and cross of woven fabric.  Similar to cut-work embroidery, the gesture is one of removal but the action is additive, pulling threads from the surface of the cloth, folding the filaments to the back of the surface.  The threads remain connected to the framework of the fabric, but the parallel lines of the woven surface are loosened, providing a window into the underlying structure of the cloth. 

Standing In

"I Stand Corrected" is a video by my studio mate Jereon Nelemans.  He asked me to stand in for this recording as a viewer placed off to the side. We're both interested in playing with formal design to create open grids, looking at the work of Mondrian, and studying the Fibonacci Series.

Spoke, Chicago

December 2010

I Stand Corrected from Jeroen Nelemans on Vimeo.

Light Train

Light Train

Spoke, Chicago

December 2010

These are a series of ten woven drawings created with a photo luminescent thread. The ten surfaces, created in sequence, are a metaphor for achieving fullness; the first weaving is empty while the tenth weaving is full. The linear material , a glow in the dark filament, supports a passive metabolic process like Fuller, absorbing light from the surrounding environment, emitting light in the surrounding darkness.
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washed muslin

glow-in-the-dark thread

straight pins

5" x 7" each

The Palimpsest Project

Spoke, Chicago April 26 - May 23 2010

This was a collaboration with re[public] in/decency to create an environmental and performative chalkcloth "palimpsest" to trace the intricate relationships between the physical body, transgenerational memory and landscapes of belonging. The chalkboard and chalk cloth are metaphoric contemporary incarnations of the historical palimpsest, a manuscript on parchment which has been effaced to make room for later writing, but of which antecedent traces remain. By enlarging and collectively engaging in the rite of inscribing and re-inscribing personal narratives, unique and powerful (individual and collective) connections are made, engaging in an accessibly expressive and socio-cultural dialogue.

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Images from Memory Excavation, Pop Up Art Loop, Chicago May 6, 2010
Photos by Day Still

Chalk - video by Jeroen Nelemans from Kristin Mariani Frieman on Vimeo.

A Sample Of Making

Spoke, Chicago November 2 - 21 2009

A Sample of Making was a RedShift design project to provide a platform for the intensive labor involved in making clothing. For a period of three weeks I produced singular garments within the Spoke gallery space from my collection of salvaged wools in a spectrum of colors. Seeking to present my process of design alongside the product of my practice, I aimed to create opportunities for critical exchange by engaging others in the design process. Working with several interns, I held open studio hours, a workshop, and hosted a closing event to view the work created at Spoke.


New City Review

Rachel Moore's Art 21 Interview

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With Special thanks to the following interns for their time and handiwork:
Sarah Amariat
Kelsey Heiniger
Rosemary Lee
Coral Manor
Danielle Wyman