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Clew

2004
Dobbin Mill papers (translucent abaca, and cotton rag/flax), human hair
Letterpress printed at Artist Press in South Africa
8.75" x 13.5" x .75"
Edition of 14

Clew focuses on the marriage tree in a Hindu temple in Durban, South Africa. The text discusses a Hindu ritual where young women wrap a tree with silk threads as a prayer to acquire a husband. The prose, printed in thin lines of red across a translucent paper, crosses over pulp painted commentary on both its front and back and makes connections between marriage and bondage / text and textile. The final sentence is printed on a hanging tag, which must be spun around in order to be read.

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