SHEILA PEPE

From the Ground Up: E Pluribus Medianum, 2018

Sheila Pepe’s vast installation in the lobby of BAM’s Peter Jay Sharp Building builds upon details in the existing architecture, filling the entire length of the vaulted ceiling with an extensive crocheted yarn web. Responding to the classical ornamentation found throughout the building, Pepe draws connections between the history of craft, feminism, and the production of reimagined spaces. In addition, she has produced a site-specific wall drawing based on the shadows of the yarn installation, adding another temporal layer that speaks to the residual impact this work has in a future tense.