Doris Salcedo
2015
Featured image
About
This website pairs video excerpts from interviews with the artist and her studio assistants with images of her major bodies of work to illustrate the process behind their creation. Also included are texts from the exhibition catalogue as well as the exhibition documentary.
Related content
Publications
Exhibitions
Blog
Collection
Doris Salcedo, Disremembered III, 2014 - Long Hanging from two barely visible hooks on a white wall is what appears to be a very thin translucent grey fabric in the form of a cardigan. The garment has sleeves, with its open side facing the wall. Upon closer inspection, one realizes that the fabric is made of hundreds, if not thousands, of sewing needles held to one another with a barely visible white silk thread. The artwork gives the initial impression of being a simple fabric but as the viewer realizes that the piece is meticulously made of so many sharp and hard pieces, the illusion of soft folds become more impressive. The fabric looks weightless, like a ghost fabric.
