Underneath the Skin of My Mother’s Clothing
2023 - Present
In "Underneath the Skin of My Mother’s Clothing," paintings on wood-dyed panels function as speculative medical reports crafted by Thai spiritualist-health professionals. These artwork-documents visualize the interconnected realms of physiological, psychological, and spiritual health. Drawing from my interdisciplinary background in biology, I integrate digital tools with labor-intensive handmade techniques to illuminate the human essence.
The series reimagines Thai textile weaving through the materiality of wood, envisioning a speculative future where the collapse of healthcare, food, and waste management systems compels alternative methods of diagnosing health. In this fictive world, wood acts as a diagnostic tool: human secretions interact with colorimetric dyes to reveal health conditions through the hues they produce. This concept draws inspiration from environmental colorimetric analysis and phytoremediation, where trees absorb and indicate soil contaminants.
To bring these ideas to life, I employ aniline dyes to stain wood, alongside processes like sanding, burning, and resist techniques to manipulate the grain. The resulting patterns evoke frequencies, waves, and the intricate textures of textiles, alluding to the loom as a central metaphor for weaving. Some pieces feature etched Thai symbols and motifs, representing bodily measurements and units, while others highlight subtle currents of the psyche through abstract forms.
Underneath the Skin of My Mother’s Clothing 1
Acrylic, aniline wood dye, laser etching, and collage on 300 gsm Strathmore paper mounted on wood panel
19 x 25 inches
2023
Underneath the Skin of My Mother’s Clothing 2
Acrylic, alcohol-based markers, aniline wood dye, collage, and laser etching on 300 gsm Strathmore paper mounted on wood panel
19 x 25 inches
2023
Underneath the Skin of My Mother’s Clothing 3
Acrylic, alcohol-based markers, aniline wood dye, collage, and laser etching on 300 gsm Strathmore paper mounted on wood panel
19 x 25 inches
2023
Underneath the Skin of My Mother’s Clothing 9
Acrylic, aniline wood dye, and laser cutting and etching on wood mounted on wood panel
23 x 31 inches
2024
Underneath the Skin of My Mother’s Clothing 13
Acrylic, alcohol-based markers, aniline wood dye, and laser etching on wood panel
22 x 36 inches
2024
Underneath the Skin of My Mother’s Clothing 14
Acrylic, aniline wood dye, and laser etching on wood panel
19 x 25 inches
2024
Underneath the Skin of My Mother’s Clothing 8
Acrylic, aniline wood dye, and laser etching on wood panel
7 x 31 inches
2024
Underneath the Skin of My Mother’s Clothing 11
Acrylic, aniline wood dye, and laser etching on wood panel
7 x 31 inches
2024
Underneath the Skin of My Mother's Clothing 15
Acrylic, alcohol-based markers, aniline wood dye, laser etching, woodblock print on 190 gsm Strathmore paper mounted on wood panel
23 x 31 inches
2024
Underneath the Skin of My Mother's Clothing 17
Acrylic, aniline wood dye, laser cutting, and etching, Yupo paper, and wood mounted on wood panel
26 x 36 inches
2024
Underneath the Skin of My Mother’s Clothing 18
Acrylic, aniline wood dye, laser etching on wood panel
23 x 33 in
2024
Underneath the Skin of My Mother's Clothing 19
Acrylic and aniline wood dye on wood panel
15.5 x 22.5 inches
2024
Underneath the Skin of My Mother's Clothing 22
Acrylic, aniline wood dye, fabric dye, laser etching, wood glue on wood panel
12 x12 inches
2024
Underneath the Skin of My Mother's Clothing 23
Acrylic, aniline wood dye, fabric dye, laser etching, wood glue on wood panel
14 x14 inches
2024
Underneath the Skin of My Mother’s Clothing ๒๙
Acrylic and aniline wood dye on birch and poplar wood panel
23 x 6.8 x 2 inches
2024
Underneath the Skin of My Mother’s Clothing ๒๙
Acrylic and aniline wood dye on birch and poplar wood panel
23 x 6.8 x 2 inches
2024