Because the 1800s, hitching posts have formed a historical past anchored in utility and neighborhood. Scattered all through cities and out of doors frequent areas, the sturdy objects supplied a safe level to tie down horses, particularly throughout social occasions or gatherings. San Francisco-based artist Windy Chien reinterprets this useful object in her ongoing Hitching Submit collection.
Interdependent kinds are significantly fascinating to Chien. “If the object around which the hitch is tied were to be removed, the hitch collapses and loses its integrity,” she says. Simply because the presence of the knot depends on one other factor to stay intact, social areas and gatherings depend on collective presence.
Having obtained commissions for the tasks since 2019, Chien creates distinctive items for a variety of communal areas, comparable to airports, places of work, homes, and ranches. Chopping picket helps to varied lengths and fastening rope by wrapping and knotting, the flowing and geometric compositions stretch throughout partitions and exterior facades.
Combining motifs from her Circuit Board collection with different methods, Chien not too long ago accomplished a big set up in a Los Angeles workplace stairwell comprised of 4 works, every spanning 20 ft large in a gradient of six hues. In April, the artist is trying ahead to Ruth Asawa’s retrospective at San Francisco MOMA, the place she will probably be displaying a number of works alongside the exhibition. Discover extra on her web site and Instagram.
