VITRINE
EXHIBITION SERIES
NOV 17, 2023
–
DEC 17, 2023
Emily Hunt
Surface Depth
Surface Depth includes selected works by multimedia artist Emily Hunt. The exhibition features textiles and sculptures that explore complexity and pattern through the optical effects of weaving and the tactility of material. Together, they create an undulating meditation on the subjectivity of perception and the precarity of form.
“In my work, line is a metaphor and repetition is a tool. With these, I link my own life to materials and processes. The loom acts as a second body that holds the tension of these lines allowing me to examine how they overlap and connect to create depth, weight, and form.” — Emily Hunt
Emily Hunt, raised just outside of Boston by an architect and engineer, grew up with a love for structures and systems. She received a BFA in Fibers and Art History from Massart. These two focuses allowed her to observe objects with an informed and critical lens while also having the freedom to create and experiment. Outside of school Emily has attended workshops at Arrowmont, Arcosanti, and SOTA, and attended the Os (Iceland), and ArtHouse Residency (Netherlands). She lives and works between Minnesota, Massachusetts, and Florida.
Artist’s Statement About the Work
In my work line is a metaphor and repetition is a tool. With these I link my own life to materials and processes. The loom acts as a second body that holds the tension of these lines allowing me to examine how they overlap and connect to create depth, weight, and form. On the loom, I am able to visualize personal landscapes within a larger timeline. I'm interested in the ways we give and take, how a structure can reflect meaning, and what it means to be grounded. We breathe in, take time for ourselves, and see each little complexity in full detail, then breathe out and acknowledge that we make up a much larger whole that cannot exist without all of us. My work seeks to create a visual of these two ideas that to me exemplify what it means to be human.