Reflect, 2015

This work stemmed from the idea of a dualistic force, originally meant to be a much larger piece, with an entire mirrored top half. However, as I worked with the fabric i found myself more and more interested in the tension under the screen. The strain constantly pulling at the gentle fabric underneath, transformed an extremely beautiful weaving into a distorted structure only visible through the white veil. Here, the materials I worked with were purposefully chosen, focusing on ideas of preservation and conscious awareness. Where I had originally planned this piece to be a diptych of opposing tension, the stand- alone 'reflecting pool' of quiet tranquility became intensely more striking.