Seattle Public Utilities has commissioned a new work by Seattle artist Mandy Greer. This new piece is called Mater Matrix Mother & Medium and it will culminate in a 200-foot fiber “river” that will be temporarily woven into a special space at Camp Long, in West Seattle, on July 16 at 6:30 PM. As part of the final installation, there will be a dance performance by internationally celebrated dancer and choreographer, Zoe Scofield.
The river is created through community crocheting events throughout Seattle. It’s ‘made up of thousands upon thousands of tiny moments and movements of individual citizens, integrated, linked together and [will be] interwoven into the natural environment, [and] will itself embed Scofield in an exploration of how we ourselves are both literal and metaphoric manifestations of the living essence of water. Our experience of water is both one of ultimate intimacy and also of civic structure. This artwork, a unique blend of community engagement and personal inquiry, site-embedded installation and performance, embodies the ancient human practice of acknowledging our own physicality rooted in the cycles of water and how this forms the very foundation of human community. Water, both mundane and miraculous, mirrors the everyday meeting of strangers and the tiny moments that begin to bond us together. ‘
These events are free. Participants of every age and skill level are encouraged to join in (Mandy can teach anyone to crochet in just about 3 minutes). Mandy also encourages people to bring their own blue fabrics and yarns to become part of the piece.
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