Jim Hodges
Every Touch (1995)
The title of Every Touch acknowledges the thousands of gestures
involved in disassembling artificial flowers and reassembling them into a
192 x 168 inch curtain. Hodges wanted to create the effect of lace, and
therefore wanted the petals to touch only at the edges.
The artist cut multicolored fabric petals from hundreds of plastic stems,
and arranged the pieces in 2 by 3 foot sections, pinning each petal to a
large sheet of paper towels. The FWM studio staff worked with Hodges to
sew the petals together through the backing, then gently pulled away the
paper towels.
The result is a multicolored permeable screen in which the empty space is
as important as the weaving of flowers.
Above: Jim Hodges, Every Touch, 1995. Created in collaboration with
The Fabric Workshop and Museum. Below: Every Touch (detail).
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