Leafcutter Designs - Lea Redmond Talks & Writings

Lea Redmond: Talks & Writings

Artist Statement I am interested in the realm of everyday material culture as a place of social engagement, critical thinking, and activism. I tip my hat to the old cabinets of wonder, but with a contemporary, critical twist. The dictionary tells me that the etymology of “curate” is to care for, and “exhibit” comes from to hold out. What I want to do is care for this world by holding out offerings – to curate the complex and boundless museum of meaning that is our everyday world. My dream is to find, or make, something so striking that, when I open my clasped hands and reveal it to you, your world is turned upside down, you fill with possibility, and your eyes start to twinkle. Read more...
A "To Do List" 1. Have a silent tea party with blindfolds so everything is served and shared through touch. 2. Cut a small slit in your pillow, insert your hand and feel the feathers, then sew it back up. 3. Pet a moth. 4. Type with your tongue. Read more...
Undergraduate Thesis - 2003 Click the ant or this text for the full 7.6MB PDF file (126 pages)
"A Few Notches" - Spring 2002 An essay on the words and woods of Thoreau's Walden. Click here for the full 120K PDF file (8 pages)
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