Hetty Ann Laycock

Handcrafted from cotton and then cast in porcelain, this sculpture belongs to a thread that is no longer there. Here, belonging is defined by what is missing. The porcelain could not exist in this form without the passage of the thread. Recently I have been reflecting upon how we too are shaped by invisible trajectories, by histories, cultures, and lineages whose traces continue to determine who we are.

Lots of interesting new thoughts already developing after a successful first week of the @homofaber fellowship. Looking forward to starting week two tomorrow.

Photo by @cleliacadamuro