Balance

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Artist: Michelle Sirois-Silver

Title: Balance

Attribution: Balance, 2025, Michelle Sirois Silver

Year: 2025

Materials: Sans Soucie Recycled Hosiery Waste, Salvaged Bed Springs, Linen

Dimensions: 9x24x6 inshces

Image Statement: I am fascinated by the unexpected relationships that happen when objects are brought together into a grouping. When I look at the works in this series, I see an unfolding story that explores the keenly felt balance between tenderness and strength. As I make the work, the finished outcome remains a mystery. It’s not until I fold, stitch, and fill the 2D hand-hooked surfaces, that the sculptures’ true personas reveal themselves. For these works, I sourced waste hosiery from a local fashion designer in Vancouver. The hosiery is hand hooked into a linen backing. The 3D forms are mounted on salvaged bed springs. When I work with repurposed materials their provenance adds unknowable layers to the story. I work with a technique that is slow and repetitive. The finished works may be categorized as contemporary art, however the method of utilizing repurposed materials is as old as time.