This body of work includes drawings of organic objects formed by different processes – a termite infestation, natural growth, or being weathered by the sea. Common to these objects is their deep crevices, indicated by the darkest lines in drawing. Sheets of glass with lines engraved on them are placed over the drawings, held by iron stands. These lines are cast as shadows on the drawings. The title, Skin Stretched Tight Across a Frame, Punctured, refers to a disruptive event that produces a sense of loss after a seemingly stable and prolonged mode of existence and functioning.
Two sets of drawings, one of the movement of the sea on a high tide over a duration of 7 minutes, the other of a termite infestation on a dead mushroom, are placed on light boxes to reveal the layers of time and depth that make up both processes. The video projection, Light Threads the Tunnel/Forgetting uses footage of materials mixing, merging, or melting into one another, interspersed with visuals of light, breath and water.
Veda Thozhur Kolleri 