For greater than a decade, the historical past, lore, science, and symbolism of the backyard has been central to the work of Ebony G. Patterson (beforehand). In the summertime of 2023, Patterson’s set up …issues come to thrive…within the shedding…within the molting… at New York Botanical Backyard marked an introduction to her collection Research for a vocabulary of loss.
At this weekend’s Armory Present, the artist shares 24 new items from the collection in a solo presentation exploring the symbolism of gardens and grief.
“Studies for a vocabulary of loss XXV” (2024), digital print on archival watercolor paper and development paper with feather butterflies, plastic flies, roaches, spiders, and memorial rosette studying “affliction,” 47 1/2 x 30 1/2 x 12 inches (framed)
For Patterson, the backyard is a wealthy metaphor for the physique. She usually interrogates themes of visibility and invisibility, navigating the intersections of gender, class, and race inside the context of postcolonial area. In her paper assemblages, Patterson combines cutouts of foliage, butterflies, and blossoms with plastic bugs and mourning rosettes.
“Each piece evokes the imagery of memorial wreaths but with text that diverges from traditional funeral associations,” says a press release from moniquemeloche. “Patterson asks us to grapple with the impossibility of loss, reflecting on an extensive vocabulary centered on words like calamity, forgetting, perdition, misery, wound, lack, failure, blot out, debt, hurt, undoing, and havoc.”
Within the context of the backyard, the loss and renewal of life are inherent in its pure cycle, and thru vibrant and detailed reliefs, Patterson considers the cycle of grief and the potential for all times.
In the event you’re in New York, yow will discover Patterson’s solo sales space on view from September 6 to eight on the Javits Middle. Discover extra on the artist’s web site.
“Studies for a vocabulary of loss XXIV” (2024), digital print on archival watercolor paper and development paper with feather butterflies, plastic flies, spiders, and memorial rosette studying “blot out,” 47 1/2 x 30 1/2 x 12 inches (framed)“Studies for a vocabulary of loss XXII” (2024), digital print on archival watercolor paper and development paper with feather butterflies, plastic flies, spiders, and memorial rosette studying “forgetting,” 47 1/2 x 30 1/2 x 12 inches (framed)“Studies for a vocabulary of loss XXVIII” (2024), digital print on archival watercolor paper and development paper with feather butterflies, plastic flies, roaches, and memorial rosette studying “perdition,” 47 1/2 x 30 1/2 x 12 inches (framed)Element of “Studies for a vocabulary of loss XXVIII” (2024)“Studies for a vocabulary of loss XXII” (2024), digital print on archival watercolor paper and development paper with feather butterflies, plastic flies, spiders, and memorial rosette studying “forgetting,” 47 1/2 x 30 1/2 x 12 inches (framed)Element of “Studies for a vocabulary of loss XXII” (2024)“Studies for a vocabulary of loss XXIX” (2024), digital print on archival watercolor paper and development paper with feather butterflies, plastic flies, roaches, spiders, and memorial rosette studying “lack,” 47 1/2 x 30 1/2 x 12 inches (framed)
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