Breaking Ground

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Artist: Mary Babcock

Title: Breaking Ground

Attribution: Breaking Ground

Year: 2015

Materials: hand-stitched and laminated household wax paper, thread, cotton fiber, hair

Dimensions: 12’ x 32’ x 32’ as shown (Schaefer International Gallery)

Image Statement: Inspired by the Buddhist concept of groundlessness, the work is both a reflection on the natural world of which we are part and a meditation on the territory of our minds. It speaks of the quiet fracturing of false ideologies that happens gradually and naturally under the light of awareness.