Binding the Wounds uses healing rituals of wrapping and binding wounds—the personal harms that leave a mark and what breaks people’s hearts in the world--- gathered from a community. Found fabric in vivid colors evoke memories of shirts my mother made my father: her love made visible. These artworks are made using cast paper, fabric, thread and Joomchi.

Binding the Wounds

Cast rice paper, chicken wire, thrift store fabric, Joomchi, linen thread, rope, 26x21x48 in, 2021

Binding the Wounds

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