YOU ARE NOT ALONE ACROSS TIME, Study #1

Dimensions: approximately 26 inches x 24 inches, measured at its longest points.

Materials: Handspun and naturally dyed wool fiber, naturally dyed cotton fiber, reclaimed wool, cotton and synthetic fibers. Industrial felt backing.

This lightweight work is backed with industrial felt and is installed by nailing directly into the wall. Small nails are included with this artwork. Need some tips on hanging this work? Check out my instructions here.

Concept:

”I would go so far as to suggest that audience members are, in a way, healed by the realization that they are not alone in their communities, not alone in the world, and not alone across time.” - Bryan Doerries, The Theater of War: What Ancient Greek Tragedies Can Teach Us Today

I recently became aware of Bryan Doerries and his project Theater of War Productions which seeks to present “community-specific, theater-based projects that address pressing public health and social issues” through dramatic readings of seminal plays. It’s fascinating work and something that I believe is so, so crucial for our time. One thing that I am constantly moved by—that’s repeated in each performance, in interviews I’ve heard and in his book— is Bryan’s statement that we are not alone across time.

With all of the atrocities that have come to the forefront in this past year (I’m writing this as an American in 2021), and I know will continue to come, I found some solace in the belief that others have been here before and I am not alone in this time. And I won’t be alone in the time to come. And those that follow after me will not be alone because I’ve been here before them. And the circle that connects us continues to turn.