Abstract
The Great Basin Murders, a grouping of unsolved homicides, occurred in the Western United States from the 1970s to the 1990s. To commemorate the unidentified victims, artist Lily Lee is handweaving burial shrouds using data from these cases to create special, dedicated patterns. Her work seeks to give each victim a gesture of respect that was previously not afforded to them by focusing her work on the identities of the victims and not on the perpetrators. This lecture will explore Lee’s method of researching these cases, her consideration of the greater social issues that cold cases represent, and her artistic processes of designing, handweaving, fiber reactive dyeing, and embroidery.
| Original language | American English |
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| State | Published - 26 Sep 2019 |
| Event | Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, Boise State University - Boise, ID Duration: 26 Sep 2019 → … |
Conference
| Conference | Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, Boise State University |
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| Period | 26/09/19 → … |
EGS Disciplines
- Fiber, Textile, and Weaving Arts
