The dimensions vary in this installation of crocheted hanging panels. As the title suggests a major element of this work is time. I began crocheting these panels shortly after the war in Iraq began on March 20th, 2003. The panels hang from the ceiling down to the floor and pool slightly at the bottom.
The width of the panels is corporeal, suggesting the human body. The funerary color represents the myriad loss of lives and the pervasive sense of sadness and pain felt globally as a result of the September 11th attacks and the war on Iraq. The repetitive nature of crocheting speaks not only to the build up of time but also to the number of casualties and deaths amassed over time. Weight and fragility are both suggested by the verticality of the piece as it simultaneously pulls in two directions, both despair and hope.
There is a solace I find in the act of crocheting. During these times of war, terrorism, homeland security and global instability I have felt increasingly powerless, frustrated and deeply saddened. Time, in Memoriam is both a solitary gesture and an ongoing meditation on the war. Creating something monumental out of the smallest gesture is both dually empowering and humanizing.
