Every skeleton contains a biographical profile. Many things can leave marks on &/or in a skeleton: A creature’s genetic makeup, lifestyle, health history, physical injuries, and – sometimes – cause of death. So, in a way, a skeleton is a repository of memories.
Caitlin McCormack is an artist known for her intricately crocheted skeleton sculptures. Currently, her works are on view at her solo exhibition – ‘Mnemosyne’ – at Paradigm Gallery + Studio in Philadelphia. The word Mnemosyne means memory; and, through this series of works, the artist explores the ideas of ancestry, familiar bonds, the persistence of memory, and the significance of fabric and thread in the realm of human experience.
“The act of stiffening intricately crocheted cotton string with glue produces material that is structurally similar to delicate bone tissue. The string implemented in this process can be viewed as the basic cellular unit of fabrication, and by utilizing media and practices inherited from my deceased relatives, I aim to generate emblems of my diminishing bloodline, embodied by each organism’s skeletal remains.” – Caitlin McCormack
If you happen to be in (or near) Philadelphia in November 20, stop by the gallery to meet, mingle, and chat with artists, gallery managers, art journalists, art collectors, and art enthusiasts. Set a reminder on your phone! That way, you wouldn’t miss the closing reception of this exhibition.
To see all 48 sculptures Caitlin’s created for this exhibition, please visit the exhibition’s web page.
Caitlyn McCormack: ‘Mnemosyne’
Exhibition Dates:
October 23 – December 12, 2015
Exhibition Hours:
Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays | 12:00 – 6:00 PM
And 7 days a week by appointment: info@paradigm-gallery.com | (267)266-0073
Closing Reception:
Friday, November 20, 2015 | 5:30 – 10:00 PM
Paradigm Gallery + Studio
746 S. 4th Street, 1st Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19147
(Above) ‘Friend I’
(Above) ‘Inevitable Canyon’
(Above) ‘Widdendream’
(Above) ‘Mansion of Prodigies’
(Above) ‘Aequalis’
(Above) ‘Chillblain’
(Above) ‘Sententia’
(Above) ‘Docent I’
(Above) ‘Rosewood’
(Above) Artist Jeremy Hush talking to Caitlin McCormack in front of ‘Widdendream’
(Above) Artist Alex Eckman-Lawn looking at the mantel of domed sculptures
(Above) L – R: Sara McCorriston (Co-Founder Paradigm Gallery + Studio) and Tom Leonard (artist). Behind them: James Oliver (artist and gallery owner)
(Above) L – R: Sam Spi, Alex Eckman-Lawn, Sean Talamini, Andrew Stiles
(Above) Lauren Duguid (Exhibition Designer at the Academy of Natural Sciences) and Evi Numen (Exhibit Manager & Designer at The Mütter Museum) chatting with Caitlin McCormack
(Above) Looking at ‘Storm of Uncles’
(Above) Jen Von Haunt (Way Gother) taking a picture of ‘Aequalis’
(Above) Crowd looking at Caitlin’s artwork
(Above) Taking a closer look at ‘Widdendream’
(Above) Taking a closer look at ‘Widdendream’
(Ab0ve) Jen Von Haunt (Way Gother) looking down into ‘From Low Limb‘
(Above) L – R: Mark Beemer (Shirts For A Cure), Patrick Shillenn (Arch Enemy Arts), and artists Sean Talamini, Steven Bradshaw, Sam Spi
(Above) Ginger Rudolph (HAHA Magazine) chatting with artist Alex Eckman-Lawn
(Above) On the center of the photograph: Jeremy Hush (artist) and J.L. Schnabel (Blood Milk)
On the left: Alex Eckman-Lawn (artist) and Ginger Rudolph (HAHA Magazine)
