Sarah Nguyen

Ciciadas

40”H x 36” W

hand-cut Tyvek and wooden rod, spray painted paper

Storytelling is central to this series of cut-fiber panels. The blade-cut, intricate compositions are mostly landscape based and feature symbolic motifs—flora, fauna, and an ever-changing moon—to elicit childhood memories of myths, fables, and folklore. The large sheets are hung from the ceiling and away from the wall so that directed light casts strong shadows behind them, a nod to the flickering, fire-lit rituals of our paleo ancestors. Fiber cutting is a means of making drawing three-dimensional for the lacy panels entice us with their complexity and content. This work is inspired by family lore and images surrounding the people I love. This work was made during my residency, Metamorphoses with FAVELab.