Dianne Smith  Art   

Twisted Woven Tied featured 51 stunning sculptures crafted from a wide range of culturally resonant materials. The items are not merely reused but are manipulated into new identities; ribbons knotted into upright forms, yarns cinched into bulbous figures and sisal ropes binding objects together, and more. The use of discarded materials summons the harmony of lived experiences, inviting viewers to use the aesthetic as a springboard to explore and embrace their innermost thoughts and feelings on race, gender, religion, inequality and power.