Ann B. Coddington
B. 1963, Lawrence, Kansas, USA
Lives and works in Illinois, USA

The fiber techniques that I use are drawn from the ancient craft of basketry. In my work, I interweave fibers to create a sculptural expression of haptic, embodied experiences. I
am exploring the dichotomies: eternal and ephemeral, strong and delicate, masculine and feminine, old and young, living and dead. These ineffable, somatic memories held
by the body are potent, penetrating, and enduring.

The hand-made object is increasingly alienated from the technological reality of our everyday life. We spend our days scrolling and clicking, searching through bits of data, not actually feeling and sensing, but instead, digitally experiencing a virtual world. In my work, I am moving in the opposite direction, reducing my art-making to elemental, physical, and tangible processes, to a human action that remains within my grasp. My art is my voice, more than my words, and in my work feeling overshadows knowing.

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