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From Some Wilderness Place installation view
wool felt, fabric
2007

From Some Wilderness Place
Art Gallery of Southwestern Manitoba (Brandon, MB), March 2007
Katharine Mulherin Contemporary Art Projects (Toronto, ON), May 2007

From Some Wilderness Place explores the true wilderness of nature and the metaphorical wilderness of the fears, worries and challenges of humans.

The viewer encounters a hexagon patchwork quilt resembling an abstract rose garden. A herd of animals (small felt sculptures) emerge from beneath the quilt, reminiscent of an exit from Eden, or from Noah's ark. The animals are non-specific Mammals: each is a combination of a deer, a dog, and a hare. As the animals move farther away from the quilt, they alter in form, becoming more twisted, reticent, and more human looking. The herd of animals culminates in a series of dioramas.

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1 of 11 >					From Some Wilderness Place installation view wool felt, fabric 2007 From Some Wilderness Place Art Gallery of Southwestern Manitoba (Brandon, MB), March 2007 Katharine Mulherin Contemporary Art Projects (Toronto, ON), May 2007 From Some Wilderness Place explores the true wilderness of nature and the metaphorical wilderness of the fears, worries and challenges of humans. The viewer encounters a hexagon patchwork quilt resembling an abstract rose garden. A herd of animals (small felt sculptures) emerge from beneath the quilt, reminiscent of an exit from Eden, or from Noah's ark. The animals are non-specific Mammals: each is a combination of a deer, a dog, and a hare. As the animals move farther away from the quilt, they alter in form, becoming more twisted, reticent, and more human looking. The herd of animals culminates in a series of dioramas. READ MORE