Louise Martin

Conversational pieces between grandmother and granddaughter. Words, and the quietness between, hang in the air, in memory. Like the vibration of words when first spoken, these words are able to drift, rotate in the air, connected by a fine continuous yarn. Viewed as a group, each different conversation becomes a part of a whole; a choir which resonates across time. 

A continuous warp links over two hundred elements woven with paper yarn. It creates a robust structure which can maintain its shape. Wire is manipulated around the perimeter and attached in places to the tapestry, from which it is suspended. Suspending enables the piece to react to the conditions it is hung and cast different shadows depending on where the light is shone.