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Deborah Benioff Friedman

Everywhere... signs, marks, evidence of existence, the laws of gravity, character, history, and imagination. Cracks in the asphalt that hint at some shift underneath. Pawprints in mud, dust on a web. There are inscriptions made by wind and sand, time and fire, or just tales told by mold or neglect or rubber tires on a curve of asphalt. The marks I make - cuts, holes, burns, stains or stitches in paper - are evidence of my truths: they are a code, a rhythmic, enigmatic, asemic language as well as a map to my subconscious meanderings.

I work with repurposed or found materials that have been worn and used and worked by other people, other forces. My pieces are made from items such teabags and teabag labels, ledger paper, staples, coffee filters, cardboard boxes, zipper packaging, books, recipe cards, envelopes, discarded wire and wood. I add my efforts to the already present scratches, stains, dents, tears, rust marks and various weatherings with stitches, dye, paint and glue. I sand, boil and bake paper and books. I knead mulberry paper to get it to contract and adhere. The idea is to tell a story, but in hints and whispers, erasures, and mendings.

I start with the chosen material and see where my fingers take me, with minimal interference by conscious planning or rigid organization. I try to balance meticulous detail with rough gesture. An almost daily practice, the rhythmic movement of kneading and stitching…what emerges is a glimpse at a subliminal manuscript.





Dark, Salt, Clear
37 x 16". Fabric, string, thread.


Atmospheric River
23 x 11". Fabric, string, thread.


Imagine Knowledge
16 x 23". Fabric, string, thread, rusty metal.


Earthwroks
Fabric, thread, paper.


Record of the Journey
20 x 18". Cotton and linen fabric, gauze, thread.


Tenderness
15 x 16". Fabric, thread, ink.


Acciaccatura
22 x 16.5 in. Ledger paper stained with tea, water color.


Accrual
19.5 x 13 x 3 in. Ledger paper stained with tea.


Archaic
11.5 x 12 in. Envelope, tea dye.

Cadence
19 x 14 x 3 in. Ledgerbook Paper, tea dye.

Integumentary
12 x 13.5 in. tea-dyed paper.


Layers and Context I
25 x 39 in. Ledgerbook Paper, tea dye.


Layers and Context II
32 x 24 in. Ledgerbook Paper, tea dye.

Mixed Metaphor
40 x 17 x 3 in. Ledgerbook Paper, tea dye.


Non Sequitur
16 x 23 x 2 in. Ledgerbook Paper, tea dye.


Oblique
16 x 12 in. Ledgerbook Paper, tea dye.

Once Removed
28 x 16 in. Mulberry paper (joomchi).


Seclusion
15 x 23 in. Ledgerbook Paper, tea dye.


Swept Off Her Feet
39 x 16 x 2 in. Ledgerbook Paper, tea dye.

Swept Under the Carpet
31 x 17 x 2 in. Ledgerbook Paper, tea dye.


Taking Root
15 x 8 in.


On The Verge of Silence


Lost In The Specifics


Tall-Two-Pump-Mocha-No-Whip
72x77x1. Starbucks cups, rust, tea.

Hush
10x7x4. Cardboard, paper pulp, twine, wire.


wrought
21x23x1. Teabag tags, paper.


Odyssey I
20x20. Coffee filter, ledger paper, thread. (Sold)


Ortu 1
19x19. Coffee filter, thread, ledger paper, tea dye.


Envelope
15x14. Envelope, tea stain.


Formulary
15x12. Recipe cards, tea dye, paint.


Just A Game
20x24. Paper, thread, tea dye. (Sold)


Nidus
27x29. Teabags, thread. (Sold)


Square Dance
49x36. teabags, thread.


Openwork
28x29x2. Teabags, thread. (Sold)


Ancient Egress
144x36x2. Teabags, thread.


Hitherto
115x18x4. Cardboard boxes, wire, paint, paper.
 

Accolades
25x7x4. Ledger paper stained with tea. (Sold)
 


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