Rebecca Lowry

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motherlove
Knitted steel chain, 13x16", 23lbs., ©2003





untitled (SMS)
Series of 30 haiku sent as text messages, photographed and printed on metallic paper. Edition of 10
Dimensions vary, ©2003


In my work, I create unusual relationships between texts, objects and acts as a means of modifying and reinforcing the associations already inherent in each.

Content, media and method are carefully selected & integrated with one another such that the relationships formed within a piece inform the meanings carried by each constituent component.

Media and methods recurring in my work include: poetry, knitting, technology, braille and textiles.

Issues brought to the fore by these new juxtapositions include:

  • Specificity of meaning. Opening inherent associations and/or understandings to interpretation. Transforming intended meaning. Suggesting new associations.
  • Perception of content by means of sight, sound and touch. Each colors in a specific way associations and the interpretation of content.
  • Time continuity and discontintuity. Some ideas transcend time, some fade in a moment. A single object can carry associations tied to the present, as well as others that have carried on through centuries. The eternal colored by the here and now.
  • The presence of meaning. Where does meaning lie & at what point is meaning lost? The undeniable mystery of knowing there is something hidden within. Overtly revealing hidden meanings. Rendering meaning wholly inaccessible while leaving suggestions of its presence.


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