Tamara Staples

Artist Statement: Ode to Forgetting was a longing to escape the isolation and long days of the pandemic, which inevitably led to deeper thoughts, I searched for dimensions found within. Using Camera as microscope, I imagined spotlighting the darkest recesses of thought. A cosmic landscapes began to emerge as I set the figments on the silence of dark space to isolate form and structure. It is in these spaces that my mind found solace. The materials of these landscapes are simple: discarded boxes, lush fabrics, repurposed packing textiles, the innocence and utility of craft and hardware supplies, organic tangibles and textures that stir emotional reflexes. Ode to Forgetting is the title of sculptor Louise Bourgeois’ fabric and embroidery works exploring time and memory.

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