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Niki Sutherland

Mapping

Installation
2023
Roll of burlap
30' x 40' span
An invitation to map the lines of my lineage led to this work unfolding on a wooded trail near my home.

“As each thread of the burlap came away, I considered the number of ancestors who once existed on this same earth I inhabit, but leave no record or trace of existence for me to connect myself to. It felt almost ceremonial for those few hours that day, attempting to tether the lost histories back to the common thread I still share with them; the land.”

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Pulling at the Threads of History
Pulling at the Threads of History
Pulling at the Threads of History
Pulling at the Threads of History
Pulling at the Threads of History
Pulling at the Threads of History
Pulling at the Threads of History
Pulling at the Threads of History

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Niki Sutherland

Multidisciplinary Artist

“This body of work relates to an ongoing exploration into the relationships or narratives that emerge from my engagement with repurposed materials. Acting as both medium and collaborator, found...” [More]