The past, present and future are threaded together in a relationship between weaving and psyche, as the hands and the mind enter a dialogue of grief.

The hands gracefully work together to create a repetitive external structure of the warps and wefts while the mind simultaneously encounters an internal calm and tranquillity through the soothing, rhythmic action of the weave to create an unconscious grief-work that integrates memories, emotions and unanswered questions.

The past is woven from antiquated artworks of personal histories documented in paintings, drawings and photographs. The images are deconstructed, shredded and manually cut into evenly portioned strips in preparation for the weaving process. The lengths of fabric are reignited and interlaced bringing a recycled past into a reconstructed present as the artwork is reincarnated into an abstracted new life of layers of colour, pattern and texture. The reassembled image respectively holds the memories of the past and the darkness of loss amongst its beauty and patterns offering the audience an alternative gaze towards a bright unforeseen future.

The rewoven canvas is cumbersome and is symbolic of the heaviness of grief. It is suspended horizontally from the ceiling by intertwined cardboard rope which are laced through randomly positioned eyelets embedded into the skin of the canvas. The suspension of the weave transforms the canvas mass into a floating vessel, which embodies a magical carpet of resilience and a platform for healing.   

Implanted in the weave are circular openings which are lined with shredded cardboard arrangements. These objects are symbolic representations of a drain and serve the purpose of channelling the gurgling grief around and out of the restorative vessel. The image reforms underneath the vessel in three woven circular mats implying the relentless cycle of grief. Cardboard rope feeding off the vessel interrupts the space and provides a linkage to the reconstructed weaved photographs which propose a glimpse into the psyche of grief.