Building Books 2 – Twiggs Gallery, 2024
Leaving Behind
Artist book/Tapestry
Warp: Cotton Weft: Family letters in Polish language, circa 1980-1990, including time of Martial Law in Poland (13 December 1981 – 22 July 1983), wool, bamboo, 2021
Edition of 2
78 x 56″ – draped
24 x 211″ – open
NFS
Personal handwritten family letters of dear people separated from each other on two hemispheres collected by my mother, circa 1980-1990, (including the time of Martial Law in Poland: 13 December 1981 – 22 July 1983) woven into over five meters family tapestry memoir; a conscious way of transforming fibers to give a new life and a new way of being together after unexpected family separation and misplacement. The tapestry is purposefully hung on bamboo, a tree often recognized as a symbol of strength, flexibility and adaptation to the most difficult circumstances.
Building Books 1 – University of Southern Maine, 2023
Mental Gymnastics
Flag book, 40 lb. cover paper with digital text
11 x 11 x .75” – closed
Edition of 3
$900
A survey of incoming information and cumulative data documenting one month (March 6 – April 6, 2020) of COVID-19 pandemic; global lockdown, introduction to new vocabulary, social changing behavior and growing uncertainty. Text written in two languages: English and Polish.
Ania Gilmore – Bedford, NH
