Photo by Walter Wlodarczyk
Skin #1, 2025
Textural fiber relief. Hand-pulled linen threads on a wood panel
16 x 14 x 7 inches
Photo by Walter Wlodarczyk
Skin #2, 2025
Textural fiber relief. Hand-pulled linen threads on a wood panel
16 x 14 x 5 inches
Photo by Walter Wlodarczyk
Skin #3, 2025
Textural fiber relief. Hand-pulled linen threads on a wood panel
16 x 14 x 51/2” inches
Photo by Walter Wlodarczyk
Skin #4, 2025
Textural fiber relief. Hand-pulled linen threads on a wood panel
16 × 14 × 2 inches
Skin is an ongoing body of work rooted in a slow, tactile process of pulling linen threads to shift their structure. Through this deliberate manipulation, the fabric transforms into a mutable skin—one that carries traces of the body without depicting it. As the threads reorganize, the panels develop swellings, folds, and subtle elevations that echo the contours of flesh, revealing the body’s memory—its burdens, ruptures, and quiet attempts at repair.
Situated between sculpture and surface, these works operate as somatic maps, tracing how the body remembers through tension and release. Each panel becomes a site where vulnerability meets structure, where reshaped threads form densities and openings that evoke scars and organic formations.
This process parallels my ongoing orthodontic treatment for Cleidocranial Dysplasia, where the body undergoes gradual intervention over time. Just as the teeth are slowly guided and repositioned, the linen is worked through sustained pressure and repetition—reshaped from within. Both processes unfold incrementally, requiring endurance, care, and an acceptance of the body as something continuously in formation.