The Messenger Box
Double weave structures + Beading + Tapestry Techniques
Yarns (found + dyed) + Feather/Fur + Beads + Wire+Clay
I bring
the spring
the first strawberry yielded this winter
the sand from the land you grew up on
the constant outward glance from parents
the moonlight spattering on the street
the undirected wind
the calm of the lockdown
to you
This box is used by the swallow to carry the message and tokens from the eternal home and the people there.
In the Chinese context, the swallow can represent both hope and despair. It represents the arrival of a new spring, as well as the passage of unstopping time.
I, like a swallow, travel back and forth according to time, taking and bringing happiness and sadness from both locations. I think the resonation between myself and this creature is intriguing and that's how I come up with a final combination of knitting and weaving. Based on the characteristic and limitations of devices and materials, I knitted the swallow outfit and wove the entire box.
structural sketch
