Intricacies Of Attachment | Períplokes Proskóllisis

An abstract embroidery piece – landscape of emotional release inspired by conversations I had with an orb-weaver spider in my garden.

Examining the visceral process of emotional release – sitting within the affect, letting those pent-up energies unwind from my body, transferring sensation from fingertip to thread. I watched and listened as the orb-weaver spider went through the process of weaving and dismantling its web. I felt comforted conversing with that spider, finding myself again amongst those delicate silk lines – the anchor points keeping it tethered in even the roughest weather.

 ‘Intricacies of Attachment’ is an abstract embroidery piece that captures a landscape of emotional release through sensorial experience and visceral reactions. Inspired by conversations I had with an orb-weaver spider, this work draws from my personal experience of loss in order to embody the healing process. It lies there, hidden amongst the stitches, those intricacies of attachment.

2021

embroidery thread, calico, stainless steel

590mm x 590mm x 17.5mm

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Exhibited as part of ‘Thread’ at In.Cube8r Gallery Fitzroy 2021