Blankets

Blankets are home objects. They surround the everyday, are passed down through generations, safely kept in the closets of homes and cabins. Although often we associate blankets with the mundane, in this series of drawings, their essence becomes sacred – blankets protect, hide, envelope us in sleep. In the subconscious, they become an inseparable part of life.

In this series, I fragment the blankets of my home, their patterns follow a common, unifying narrative of a story. Before recreating their ornaments, I smooth out the paper with my palms and pastels. Through this cyclical repetition of the meditative gesture, I seem to bring softness to the works.

The tender pastel paper becomes a blanket, once I work in the ornamental details. Blankets lead a horizontal narrative without a culmination. It is like a unifying symbol that speaks of universal togetherness, the silent history of humanity.