kirstie macleod

kirstie Macleod Untitled (pin drawing)

In my End is my Beginning

Dimensions 40" x 29" x 4"  
 
Lightbox mounted threadless embroidery 2011

Using manipulated lace patterns, formalised through alchemical symbolism this series attempts to illustrate a a temporary moment of continuity; a state George Baitialle believed could only be experienced in death or through sexual climax.
 
A triptych of embroideries sewn without thread, and mounted onto a light source allowing the pin holes which would normally be concealed to become filled with light exposing the sharply punctured surface and creating an almost cosmic surface.