Rachel Avena Brown

As an extension of my heartbeat and breath, I propel myself into the community visually. While worms move through an electrical ground, idiosyncratic objects are repositioned from safety into unfamiliar settings. They are often capable of expanding, and although contorted, they return to their original shape subsequently. Drops of spit and sweat are emitted, as many pass judgment, on nothing more than one of my appendages and, despondent, it wishes to be saved. My heart extends to the object-child, most vulnerable to pain. As I bear witness to the works’ first steps into the sea, my expectations remain high. “Prepare for the swim, and link with the human condition of another,” I say. Through the understanding of oneness, and connectivity we may be rescued.

Frame by pixel by knot by stitch, an image of you is created and all that I can see is the shadow of I and I and him.

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Say You Will: Yarn
Say You Will: (interior detail)
Wishing Well: Yarn, Bricks, Spray Paint
Eye Believe: Yarn, Sculpey, Pipe Cleaners, Balloon
Eye Believe: (detail) streetdrops: sculpey
Firework Tears: Yarn, Pipe Cleaners
Hourglass: Yarn, Sand, Vintage Wallpaper
Remember The Beginning: Yarn, Embroidery Thread, C
Remember The Beginning: (detail): Yarn, Embroidery
Baby Jordan: Yarn, TV Monitor, Digital Video
Hurricane House: Mixed Media and Digital Video Com
Hurricane House (detail): Mixed Media
Ropeswing: Digital Video Still
Mine Eyes (a meditation): Digital Video Still
Puppet Show (a Self Portrait): Digital Video Still
Right Hand Man: Digital Video Still
Puppet Show I: Digital Video Still
I Love New York: Digital Video Still

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