Artist Statement:
Domestic space and domestic labor are often invisible to the outside world. During this artistic experiment, I explore how to make visible the labor and lives of mothers through embroidery and sleep data from wearable technology. At the intersection of data visualization and fiber art, vintage pillowcases become canvases for a community of women's stories.
Some questions I continue to be curious about... How are modern-day gender roles and family dynamics represented by data or in the art world? What can simple data show us about mothers individually? Collectively? How can we better use social media for community-building and storytelling? How can "slow forms" or art and craft live alongside our fast-paced digitally-focused culture? How do we shape our roles and identities in relation to physical space or virtual space? How can data represent those relationships?
This work was on view November 2020 - January 2021 at the Champlain College Art Gallery in Burlington, VT, and online due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
View a slideshow presentation giving an overview and talking about process of and inspirations for this work.
All images in this post courtesy of Robin Perlah.
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