Carmen McNall hand carving her site specific installation at the Facebook HQ for the Facebook AIR Program
ABOUT
Incorporating textures and patterns significant within the history of traditional craft-making, my work explores the symbolism of handmade objects that seem ancient yet modern. These timeless pieces represent humanity and hold personal power, providing strength in times of struggle, telling fragments of intimate stories and moments in time. Using a unique process that combines painting and wood-carving, my work balances colored patterns bound by organic shapes against stretches of pure pigment, suspending the objects in saturated space, and accentuating grooves of carved wood. My practice relates directly to the handmade in both subject matter and execution, opening a dialogue on the relationship between people, their environments, and what inherently fasten us to our surroundings, examining the empowering qualities these places retain.