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Pillar To Change, 2020, Hand-quilted protest monument made from donated blue fabrics, on rod steel armature
This work references the architectural tropes of colonial monuments while abstracting the form and altering its materiality. Pillar to Change is the first iteration of a growing body of work, Protest Pillars that incorporate quilting as an ephemeral material and political process within the structural significance of metal armature. In this particular piece, the phallic shape of the sculpture is complicated by the implied intimacy of the hand-quilted inlaid upholstery. Additionally, this sculpture’s initial form is subject to alteration through viewer interaction. The donated blue textile scraps producing its volume will continue to grow as participants add onto the frame each time it is exhibited. In time, the figurative and phallic shape of the sculpture will become more obscured transforming into another shape indicative of the generosity of participation and donation. This body of work continues to establish counter-hegemonic aesthetics as it builds off of previous bodies of work such as the Protest Banner Series and the Dissenting Debutantes Dresses.