Object Record
Images
Metadata
Artist |
Wilson, Anne |
Artist |
Alatalo, Sally |
Title |
Imperfect Sutures |
Date |
1995 |
Object Name |
Artists' Book |
Image Size |
8.75 x 5.75 inches |
Description |
"Mend the quiet rupture carefully with the intent of a surgeon repairing the severed trachea of her own child. Don't look up once to see or think about the crowds closing in, like ambulance chasers hoping to get a glimpse at what you're up to. Tend the quiet rupture patiently, insistently. No one will see the subversive mend the thread clipped meticulously from her luxuriant head." -Sally Alatalo Imperfect Sutures was created on the occasion of fiber and concept artist Anne Wilson's solo exhibition Recent (hand)Work (1995). The poem by Sally Alatalo is accompanied by black and white reproductions of technical illustrations, photographs, and text relating to mending techniques and holes that have been cropped, edited, and decontextualized. Most of the sewing repair imagery features the mending technique of darning: sewing new warp and weft stiches to reinforce a hole, thereby prolonging the life of a garment or textile. Themes of isolation, control, secrecy, and concealment emerge from this literal and visual poem reflecting on the historically gendered nature of domestic labor and handwork, but also on its transformative possibilities. Project funded by the Illinois Wesleyan University School of Art in conjunction with the exhibition Anne Wilson: Recent (hand) work. Published by Sara Ranchouse, Chicago, 1995, in an edition of 100. Cover design by Bonnie Collura. |
People |
Alatalo, Sally Wilson, Anne |
Source |
Zwicker, Tony |
Copyright |
Anne Wilson and Sally Alatalo. Reproduced with permission from the artist and author. |
Object ID |
1999.5.1 |
Material |
paper |
Technique |
offset printing, pamphlet binding |