Veiled, 2017, 33” x 38” x 1”. Digital prints on 3 layers of silk, text, wood, hemp cord.
This also refers to journeying and movement through wilderness space, and encountering forms and memories as they recede in the distance. The text is from actual encounters and memories, serving as a counterpoint to the shapes. An example of text: "A sound like something large moving in the thicket, could be heard. I could not see what it was in the dense foliage. It moved again, with a breathing sound, invisible in the forest growth."
Veiled is an assemblage with digital prints of forest details on 3 layers of silk, wood, text, hemp cord. The video shows several views, including closeups. Copyright 2017, John Day