KRISTEN BARTEL
me and you according to beaufort scales
This series of printed objects, prints and drawings reflect a question of what we can concretely know about our relationships- the self and the other. I begin to probe this notion by using otherwise rational systems of measurement absurdly out of conventional contexts. Making order out of chaos is by definition what a beaufort scale attempts to do- a measurement derived from observed conditions at sea. These prints show the underlying fragility I find in our understanding of communication within relationships.
Several Thousand Hand-Folded Paper Boats on Cougar Lake in Southern Illinois.
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Installation View. Collected paper boats post-float. Paper, Paint, Pen, Mono-filaments and Hooks. Dimensions Variable
Digital Print, Monotype, Pen, Graphite and Blind Embossments. 30x22"
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Digital Print, Monotype, Pen, Toner and Graphite. 30x22"
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Digital Print, Monotype, Pen and Graphite. 30x22"
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Digital Print, Pen, Graphite and Acrylic Inks. 44x30"
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Digital Print, Pen, Graphite and Acrylic Inks. 44x30"
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Digital Print, Pen, Graphite and Acrylic Inks. 31x47"