BURLAP + PAINT

This work depicts the homes left behind by refugees coming to Berlin from Syria using literal building materials—burlap and house paint – to convey the concreteness of the destruction of home and place, and at the same time the resilience of the people who have survived that destruction.

Studio Wall
2019
house paint, burlap, nails, chalk
Studio Wall East
2018
house paint, plaster-soaked canvas, nails
8 x 10 feet
Studio Wall East detail
2018
house paint, plaster-soaked canvas, nails
entire wall = 8 x 10 feet
Untitled
2018
house paint, plaster-soaked canvas, nails
16 x 32 inches
Untitled
2018
house paint, plaster-soaked canvas, nails
8 x 16 inches


Untitled

2018

house paint, plaster-soaked canvas, nails

8 x 16 inches


Untitled
2018
house paint, plaster-soaked canvas, nails
8 x 16 inches


Untitled

2018

house paint, plaster-soaked canvas, nails

8 x 16 inches


Untitled

2018

house paint, plaster-soaked canvas, nails

8 x 16 inches

Burlap String-Nail
2017
burlap, yarn, nails
96 x 96 inches
Burlap String-Nail
2017
burlap, yarn, nails
96 x 96 inches