Original size is 671 × 900 pixels
Maureen Gruben (Inuvialuk)
Polar bear guard hair, vinyl, cotton thread
70” X 76” (178 x 193cm)
$9000
In Communion Thin (2016), polar bear guard hairs are stitched between small vinyl rectangles that are connected with hand-tied red threads to form a suspended array, reminiscent of a thin sheet of ice that obliquely reflects light. With a title that alludes to liturgical objects, the work explores the role materials play in values and belief systems.
– text from “The Generosity of Translucence” by Kyra Kordoski