Sisters Debbie Barrett-Jones and Kristine Barrett breathe life into woven and unwoven textiles in their exhibit “Lineages” at the Leedy-Voulkos Art Center. On view through May 27, the exhibition explores processes of weaving and unravelling, offering a glance into the healing and transformation that occur when the artists extend their techniques beyond the “final product.” When describing the method she used to create the prominent piece “Lineages Yarn Landscape Installation,” Debbie said that she strives to “go back in time,” due to the saturation of memory integrated within the process.
“For Debbie, allowing the works to change and evolve is freeing, and the approach imparts a vulnerability to the works displayed. The concept of “breathing” is important as well, and it can be noticed through the diaphanous qualities in the way the warp and weft compromise in each work. Kristine’s examples portray a tighter, more mathematical approach, as seen in her “Jämtlandsdräll” series. Juxtaposing compression and mayhem, the selected works in “Lineages” invite discussion of such dichotomies.”
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