Cindy Rinne
Passages of Time
May 2020
Base from India, brocade, recycled clothing, sheers, fabrics from France, Nigeria, Thailand, Indonesia, Japan, vintage lace, beads, sequins, yarn.
44 x 19 inches
Most of my fiber artwork is hung on the wall. I also wanted to create performance art wearing my costumes. There's been an evolution of the sculpture art from a performance video, fashion shows at MOAH, installation to live collaborative poetry performance from my books.
I wrote a poem from the imagery of this sculpture.
“Passages of Time” (excerpt)
Heron
Glides across the ceiling
Under purple moon
Forgets
This is impossible
The sculpture began before the lockdown and it seemed important to finish it during. Perhaps something I could know and control? There are repurposed fabrics from around the world representing how we are all connected and in this together. My upcycled clothing brings personal history as I wonder what the future holds or what it’s going to look like? The flight of birds, butterflies, and clouds are balanced by flowers and ground. I seek balance within. I consider movement and how it hangs on the body. A person unseen becomes an ephemeral lifeforce inside a crystal ball.