Fabric of Society
Knitted Newspaper Design
Knitted Newspaper Design
This piece was shown at 3T- Third Thursday Art Show, in Springfield, IL in July, 2011. I spun strips of newspaper into yarn and knitted this placard, which, when looked at closely, reads "TRUTH?"
The artist's statement underneath reads:
The News. We count on reporters to give us facts and report the truth. Based on this information we make a myriad of important decisions... some personal, some public and having important effects upon others. We'd like to believe that we can trust the journalists and reporters to be objective, most of us know better. We are, after all, only human and so we are prone to biases. Whether intentional or not, what we claim to be factual and true ends up twisted and distorted, spun to serve some purpose or other. Like fiber spun into yarn. It is these twisted truths that are knitted up, unrecognizable, to create this fabric of society. And we wrap ourselves up in it, like a blanket, for comfort and warmth. But what is truth? Could we Recognize it if we saw it? Can you?
The artist's statement underneath reads:
The News. We count on reporters to give us facts and report the truth. Based on this information we make a myriad of important decisions... some personal, some public and having important effects upon others. We'd like to believe that we can trust the journalists and reporters to be objective, most of us know better. We are, after all, only human and so we are prone to biases. Whether intentional or not, what we claim to be factual and true ends up twisted and distorted, spun to serve some purpose or other. Like fiber spun into yarn. It is these twisted truths that are knitted up, unrecognizable, to create this fabric of society. And we wrap ourselves up in it, like a blanket, for comfort and warmth. But what is truth? Could we Recognize it if we saw it? Can you?
