Lauryn Smith

Undulations of Memory is an installation consisting of one large-scale textile sculpture, Wave. This work is time-based— it moves throughout the day in conjunction with a tidal chart. Wave explores the artist’s relationship to nature, water, memory, and movement through craft and the material practices of sewing and dyeing. Wave is built of memory— memories of experience, memories of shape, memories of the hand, of submersion, of feelings and sounds, of ways of being.

Materials: silk chiffon, acid dye. thread, metal tubing

Acknowledgments

Thank you to:

My parents, Susan and Glenn for their endless support.

My partner, Adrian, for his constant help and encouragement.

Kirstyn Hom, for always troubleshooting things with me and telling me they weren't as bad as I thought.

Kylie Corwin, for her feedback and encouragement.

Laura Robert, for grounding me.

Lucas Coffin, for helping me with the installation of this work.

My committee, Monique van Genderen, Lisa Cartwright, Ricardo Dominguez, and Ben Doller.

Amy Adler, for being thoughtful and generous in her role as Department Chair.

Janelle Iglesias, for her mentorship and for providing me with many resources.

My cohort and the visual arts community as a whole.

This project was funded in part by the Russel Foundation Grant.