Submit|Submerge (installation view)
       
     
Silver Pins (installation view)
       
     
Arch and Pin
       
     
Red Needle Pair
       
     
Braid and Pin
       
     
Braid and Pin (detail)
       
     
Untitled
       
     
Untitled (detail)
       
     
Untitled (detail)
       
     
Untitled and Gold Cloak (for Sisyphus)
       
     
Mirrored Threshold #2
       
     
Mirrored Threshold #2
       
     
Upended Threshold
       
     
Upended Threshold
       
     
Mirrored Threshold
       
     
Mirrored Threshold
       
     
Partition with Valance
       
     
Partition with Valance
       
     
Partition with Valance
       
     
A Simple Arrangement
       
     
A Simple Arrangement
       
     
A Simple Arrangement
       
     
A Simple Arrangement
       
     
Provisional Structures (After Edward Larrabee Barnes)
       
     
Provisional Structures (After Edward Larrabee Barnes)
       
     
Provisional Structures (After Edward Larrabee Barnes)
       
     
Provisional Structures (After Edward Larrabee Barnes)
       
     
Provisional Structures (After Edward Larrabee Barnes)
       
     
Provisional Structures (After Edward Larrabee Barnes)
       
     
Provisional Structures (After Edward Larrabee Barnes)
       
     
Provisional Structures (After Edward Larrabee Barnes)
       
     
Provisional Structures (After Edward Larrabee Barnes)
       
     
Breaching
       
     
Breaching (back view)
       
     
Leaning Wood
       
     
Leaning Wood
       
     
Leaning Wood (back view)
       
     
Inverted Arches in Gold
       
     
Inverted Arches in Gold (in progress)
       
     
Draped Arches in Gold
       
     
Immanent Topographies
       
     
Immanent Topographies
       
     
Six-Planed Scaffolding
       
     
Twelve Planes (Locked and Crossed)
       
     
Breaching
       
     
44 Tilted Planes
       
     
Hung Pelt
       
     
Hung Pelt
       
     
44 Tilted Planes
       
     
Warping Plane, in progress
       
     
Breaching
       
     
Twelve Tilted Planes
       
     
Plane of Imminence (detail)
       
     
Woven Screen (Dusk Gradient)
       
     
Woven Screen (Fog Gradient)
       
     
Woven Screen (Pastel Gradient), detail
       
     
Reduced
       
     
Reduced (detail)
       
     
Submit|Submerge (installation view)
       
     
Submit|Submerge (installation view)

2013

cast vatican stone and cement, hand-chained and braided leather and nylon rope, cotton and tencel threads, steel pipe

dimensions variable
 

Silver Pins (installation view)
       
     
Silver Pins (installation view)

2013

cast vatican stone, hand-chained and braided leather and nylon rope, cotton and tencel threads, steel pipe, cement blocks

50" x 50" x 8"

Arch and Pin
       
     
Arch and Pin

2013

maple, nylon rope, thread, cast cement, leather

60" x 16" x 20"

Red Needle Pair
       
     
Red Needle Pair

2013

hand-dyed and knotted cotton rope, hand-knotted leather, cast concrete

dimensions variable

Braid and Pin
       
     
Braid and Pin

2013

cast cement, braided leather and polypropylene rope, cotton thread, steel pipe

dimensions variable

Braid and Pin (detail)
       
     
Braid and Pin (detail)

2013

cast cement, braided leather and polypropylene rope, cotton thread, steel pipe

dimensions variable

Untitled
       
     
Untitled

2014

maple, tencel and cotton threads, pigment, shellac, sand, granite and marble powders

87" x 96" x16"

Untitled (detail)
       
     
Untitled (detail)

2014

maple, tencel and cotton threads, pigment, shellac, sand, granite and marble powders

87" x 96" x16"

Untitled (detail)
       
     
Untitled (detail)

2014

maple, tencel and cotton threads, pigment, shellac, sand, granite and marble powders

87" x 96" x16"

Untitled and Gold Cloak (for Sisyphus)
       
     
Untitled and Gold Cloak (for Sisyphus)
Mirrored Threshold #2
       
     
Mirrored Threshold #2

2016

hand-made and hand-dyed cotton rope, metallic latex paint, walnut

66” x 36.5” x 3”

 

Mirrored Threshold #2
       
     
Mirrored Threshold #2

2016

hand-made and hand-dyed cotton rope, metallic latex paint, walnut

66” x 36.5” x 3”

Upended Threshold
       
     
Upended Threshold

2016

cotton rope, bronze paint, marble, enamel, walnut

63” x 36.5” x 3”

Upended Threshold
       
     
Upended Threshold

2016

cotton rope, bronze paint, marble, enamel, walnut

63” x 36.5” x 3”

Mirrored Threshold
       
     
Mirrored Threshold

2015

reclaimed old-growth Douglas fir, cement-based casting compound, hand-dyed cotton rope, brass and bronze paint

65" x 36" x 3"

Image courtesy of the artist.

Mirrored Threshold
       
     
Mirrored Threshold

2015

reclaimed old-growth Douglas fir, cement-based casting compound, hand-dyed cotton rope, brass and bronze paint

65" x 36" x 3"

Image courtesy of the artist.

Partition with Valance
       
     
Partition with Valance

2016

walnut, brass, fabric, brass paint, hand-made and hand-dyed cotton rope

78" x 42" x 6"

Image courtesy of the artist.

Partition with Valance
       
     
Partition with Valance

2016

walnut, brass, fabric, brass paint, hand-made and hand-dyed cotton rope

78" x 42" x 6"

Image courtesy of the artist.

Partition with Valance
       
     
Partition with Valance

2016

walnut, brass, fabric, brass paint, hand-made and hand-dyed cotton rope

78" x 42" x 6"

Image courtesy of the artist.

A Simple Arrangement
       
     
A Simple Arrangement

2017

raw obsidian, mirror, wood, latex paint

28" x 82" x 56"

 

A Simple Arrangement
       
     
A Simple Arrangement

2017

raw obsidian, mirror, wood, latex paint

28" x 82" x 56"

 

A Simple Arrangement
       
     
A Simple Arrangement

2017

raw obsidian, mirror, wood, latex paint

28" x 82" x 56"

 

A Simple Arrangement
       
     
A Simple Arrangement

2017

raw obsidian, mirror, wood, latex paint

28" x 82" x 56"

Installation view from "Say Yes" at Wayne State University's Elaine L. Jacobs Gallery. Curated by Kimia Ferdowsi Kline.

Provisional Structures (After Edward Larrabee Barnes)
       
     
Provisional Structures (After Edward Larrabee Barnes)

2016

dyed nylon, oak

103” x 120” x 120”

Installed as part of OnSite Katonah. Katonah Museum of Art. Katonah, NY

Provisional Structures (After Edward Larrabee Barnes)
       
     
Provisional Structures (After Edward Larrabee Barnes)

2016

dyed nylon, oak

103” x 120” x 120”

Installed as part of OnSite Katonah. Katonah Museum of Art. Katonah, NY.

Provisional Structures (After Edward Larrabee Barnes)
       
     
Provisional Structures (After Edward Larrabee Barnes)

2016

dyed nylon, oak

96" x 105" x 96"

Installed as part of OnSite Katonah. Katonah Museum of Art. Katonah, NY.

Provisional Structures (After Edward Larrabee Barnes)
       
     
Provisional Structures (After Edward Larrabee Barnes)

2016

dyed nylon, oak

96" x 105" x 96"

Installed as part of OnSite Katonah. Katonah Museum of Art. Katonah, NY.

Provisional Structures (After Edward Larrabee Barnes)
       
     
Provisional Structures (After Edward Larrabee Barnes)

2016

dyed nylon, oak

132” x 102”  x 60”

Installed as part of OnSite Katonah. Katonah Museum of Art. Katonah, NY

Provisional Structures (After Edward Larrabee Barnes)
       
     
Provisional Structures (After Edward Larrabee Barnes)

2016

dyed nylon, oak

132” x 102”  x 60”

Installed as part of OnSite Katonah. Katonah Museum of Art. Katonah, NY

Provisional Structures (After Edward Larrabee Barnes)
       
     
Provisional Structures (After Edward Larrabee Barnes)

2016

dyed nylon, oak

96” x 96” x 84”

Installed as part of OnSite Katonah. Katonah Museum of Art. Katonah, NY

Provisional Structures (After Edward Larrabee Barnes)
       
     
Provisional Structures (After Edward Larrabee Barnes)

2016

dyed nylon, oak

96” x 96” x 84”

Installed as part of OnSite Katonah. Katonah Museum of Art. Katonah, NY

Provisional Structures (After Edward Larrabee Barnes)
       
     
Provisional Structures (After Edward Larrabee Barnes)
Breaching
       
     
Breaching

2012

hand-dyed cotton yarn and rope, reclaimed wood, reclaimed nails

100" x 170" x 58"

Breaching (back view)
       
     
Breaching (back view)

2012

hand-dyed cotton yarn and rope, reclaimed wood, reclaimed nails

100" x 170" x 58"

Leaning Wood
       
     
Leaning Wood

2012

reclaimed wood beams, hand-cranked mop-cotton rope

192" x 70" x 40"

Leaning Wood
       
     
Leaning Wood

2012

reclaimed wood beams, hand-cranked mop-cotton rope

192" x 70" x 40"

MFA Thesis Exhibition Installation at The Phoenix Hotel, San Francisco, CA.

Leaning Wood (back view)
       
     
Leaning Wood (back view)

2012

reclaimed wood beams, hand-cranked mop-cotton rope

192" x 70" x 40"

MFA Thesis Exhibition Installation at The Phoenix Hotel, San Francisco, CA.

Inverted Arches in Gold
       
     
Inverted Arches in Gold

2016

nylon rope, powder-coated steel

168" x 118" x 260"

Commissioned for The Ashland (250 Ashland Place, Brooklyn) / For Gotham Organization & SPAN Architects / Presented by Uprise Art

Inverted Arches in Gold (in progress)
       
     
Inverted Arches in Gold (in progress)

2016

nylon rope, powder-coated steel

168" x 118" x 260"

Commissioned for The Ashland (250 Ashland Place, Brooklyn) / For Gotham Organization & SPAN Architects / Presented by Uprise Art

Draped Arches in Gold
       
     
Draped Arches in Gold

2017

dyed nylon rope, powder-coated aluminum

140" x 318" x 225"

Commission for Brookfield's One Allen Center in Houston, Texas.

Immanent Topographies
       
     
Immanent Topographies

2015-17

dyed nylon rope, powder-coated aluminum

264" x 864" x 150"

Commission for the US Embassy in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan through the State Department's Art in Embassies Program

Immanent Topographies
       
     
Immanent Topographies

2015-17

dyed nylon rope, powder-coated aluminum

264" x 864" x 150"

Commission for the US Embassy in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan through the State Department's Art in Embassies Program

 

 

Six-Planed Scaffolding
       
     
Six-Planed Scaffolding

2014

tencel thread, poplar

151" x 69" x 150"

Installation at Storefront Ten Eyck, Bushwick, NY.

Images for this project by Paula Abreu Pita unless otherwise noted.

Twelve Planes (Locked and Crossed)
       
     
Twelve Planes (Locked and Crossed)

2014

polyester thread, aluminum channels, steel hooks

11.5' x 72' x 6'

Installation in courtyard of Nassau Community College's Firehouse Plaze Art Gallery, Garden City, NY.

Breaching
       
     
Breaching

2017

hand-dyed cotton rope and cotton and tencel yarns, reclaimed heart pine beams

127" x 222" x 72"

Commission for 1 Hotel, Brooklyn Bridge, Starwood Hotels.

44 Tilted Planes
       
     
44 Tilted Planes

2018

polyester embroidery thread, poplar

108” x 1044” x 3”

Commission for Boston Consulting Group, Boston, MA. Organized by Uprise Art.

Photo courtesy of the artist.

Hung Pelt
       
     
Hung Pelt

2011

boullion fringe hand-woven with cotton/rayon yarn, reclaimed wood, nails, wax linen thread

60" x 50" x 5.5"

Installed in the US Embassy in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.

Acquired by the US State Department's Art in Embassies Program.

Hung Pelt
       
     
Hung Pelt

2011

boullion fringe hand-woven with cotton/rayon yarn, reclaimed wood, nails, wax linen thread

60" x 50" x 5.5"

Installed in the US Embassy in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.

Acquired by the US State Department's Art in Embassies Program.

44 Tilted Planes
       
     
44 Tilted Planes

2018

polyester embroidery thread, poplar

108” x 1044” x 3”

Commission for Boston Consulting Group, Boston, MA. Organized by Uprise Art.

Photo courtesy of the artist.

Warping Plane, in progress
       
     
Warping Plane, in progress

2018

polyester embroidery thread, maple

12’9” x 18’7” x 4”

Partial installation view of a two-part site-specific commission for Facebook NY, Facebook Artist in Residence Program.

Breaching
       
     
Breaching

2017

hand-dyed cotton rope and cotton and tencel yarns, reclaimed heart pine beams

127" x 222" x 72"

Commission for 1 Hotel, Brooklyn Bridge, Starwood Hotels.

Twelve Tilted Planes
       
     
Twelve Tilted Planes

2017

tencel, maple

150" x 124" x 59"

Installed for a two-person exhibition at 200 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY.

Plane of Imminence (detail)
       
     
Plane of Imminence (detail)

2014

maple, tencel thread hand-strung on site

168" x 120" x 60"

From solo exhibition 'In Place' at Fridman Gallery, Soho, NY.

Woven Screen (Dusk Gradient)
       
     
Woven Screen (Dusk Gradient)

2018

polyester embroidery thread, maple

66” x 48” x 1.5”

Woven Screen (Fog Gradient)
       
     
Woven Screen (Fog Gradient)

2018

polyester embroidery thread, maple

66” x 48” x 1.5'“

Woven Screen (Pastel Gradient), detail
       
     
Woven Screen (Pastel Gradient), detail

2018

polyester embroidery thread, maple

60” x 42” x 1.5”

Reduced
       
     
Reduced

2011

hand-woven and distressed textile of silk, bamboo, and cotton yarns; reclaimed wood, cotton cord

5.5" x 75" x 39"

Reduced (detail)
       
     
Reduced (detail)

2011

hand-woven and distressed textile of silk, bamboo, and cotton yarns; reclaimed wood, cotton cord

5.5" x 75" x 39"