Iteration Room
2018
Dimensions: 9'6" x 6' x 4"
Iteration Room is made up of 72 algorithmically-designed, hand-crocheted forms on a wire frame. Each form begins with 4 stitches and ends with 64 stitches. The variation between is dependent entirely on the random output of the algorithm.
In a single run of the program I can generate hundreds of patterns, each one individually containing a fraction of the geometric sensibility it took to design the algorithm itself. Each one containing even less, still, of the thoughtful geometry of countless other hand crocheted items that exist in the world today, some in your very own homes and lives.
My intent is not to reject or ignore the historical context in which fiber craft was originated, but to celebrate the tact and geometric awareness of generations of fiber manipulators. Through my work I attempt to shorten the divide between the women who have lived and worked with fiber before me and myself.
Exhibits:
Induction
Smith Gallery, Grinnell, IA
May 9-18, 2018
