A fragile deconstruction of the financial and geopolitical techniques that govern our world by South African artist Religion XLVII (beforehand featured right here). In “Venarum Mundi,” Religion XLVII makes use of discontinued foreign money, maps, and flags to actually weave collectively advanced commentaries on worth, borders, and shifting international forces. Her intricately hand-sewn tapestries reimagine the boundaries of wealth and place, earth and sea. Meticulously crafted, the paintings attracts consideration to the material of our actuality, its fragility, in addition to the inherent tensions of migration and territoriality. With every bit Religion XLVII calls into query the very materiality from which it was made—indicators of stability rendered out of date.
“Venarum Mundi” is at present on view by appointment at Heron Gallery in San Francisco till tomorrow, August 2nd!
