Divided, we’ll Crack

At first glance this work reads as a single figure elongated, bowed, stitched together from a riot
of patterned cloth. On closer inspection it is a layered archive: fragments of textiles, paint, and
sculptural folding that hold memory, rhythm, and argument. With the title Divided We Will Crack,
the piece operates on two levels at once: it is an affirmation of togetherness (a body composed
from many parts) and a warning (division produces fractures). Below I unpack those two poles
in detail: the formal mechanics that make the idea palpable, the symbolic register the materials
bring, and the social and emotional narratives of the work stages.

Year : 2025
Medium : oil on fabric, on mash net