Never let me go
Never let me go

The landscapes of technology can feel endless: with links, information, and thoughts copying-and-pasting into oblivion. Since technology has become our primary method of communication, I have begun to wonder about the frameworks of these devices, communication tools, and social networks. Could they be strong enough to hold the emotional weight we pile into them? In tending to intense emotions of grief and loss, what space do those feelings have in our lives when they are constantly contrasted with never-ending TikToks and Instagram posts with unsettling, upbeat inspirational music? Screens can oversimplify the complexities of life, taking our experience and translating it into a string of pixels void of human nuance and context. What human part of us is left uncommunicated, and what nuance is left unnoticed? How does technology help me feel emotionally connected, seen, and held? Is technology strong enough to house all of our complexities and dichotomies within its binary nature; is it strong enough to hold all of us? What happens if it cracks? Who am I in this space, and who am I outside of it?

Pictured: All the petals fall eventually (thread, 2022)

All the petals fall eventually (detail)
All the petals fall eventually (detail)
There you are
There you are

thread on tulle

2022

There you are (detail)
There you are (detail)
All the petals fall eventually (detail)
All the petals fall eventually (detail)
I keep looking for you; how do you come and go so quickly?
I keep looking for you; how do you come and go so quickly?

thread

2022

I keep looking for you; how do you come and go so quickly?  (detail)
I keep looking for you; how do you come and go so quickly? (detail)
I keep looking for you; how do you come and go so quickly?  (detail)
I keep looking for you; how do you come and go so quickly? (detail)
Tight Grip: Loose Will (Never let me go)
Tight Grip: Loose Will (Never let me go)

thread

2022

Tight Grip: Loose Will (Never let me go) (detail)
Tight Grip: Loose Will (Never let me go) (detail)
Tight Grip: Loose Will (Never let me go) (detail)
Tight Grip: Loose Will (Never let me go) (detail)
Hold me close
Hold me close

thread

2022

Hold me close (detail)
Hold me close (detail)
happy for you
happy for you

thread

2019

happy for you (detail)
happy for you (detail)
happy for you (detail)
happy for you (detail)
Read 10:37pm
Read 10:37pm

thread

2018

Read 10:37pm (detail)
Read 10:37pm (detail)
Read 10:37pm (detail)
Read 10:37pm (detail)
Too Much: Not Enough
Too Much: Not Enough

thread on tulle & various textile

2022

Too Much: Not Enough (detail)
Too Much: Not Enough (detail)
Too Much: Not Enough (detail)
Too Much: Not Enough (detail)
Right where you left me
Right where you left me

thread on tulle

2022

Right where you left me (detail)
Right where you left me (detail)
Right where you left me (detail)
Right where you left me (detail)
You loved "I'm sorry to see you go so soon"
You loved "I'm sorry to see you go so soon"

thread hung on dowel, painted grid

2022

You loved "I'm sorry to see you go so soon" (detail)
You loved "I'm sorry to see you go so soon" (detail)
You loved "I hope to see you soon"
You loved "I hope to see you soon"

thread hung on dowel, painted grid

You loved "I hope to see you soon" (detail)
You loved "I hope to see you soon" (detail)
You loved "I hope to see you soon" (detail)
You loved "I hope to see you soon" (detail)
Miss u
Miss u

thread

2022

Miss u (detail)
Miss u (detail)
You emphasized "I think it's for the best"
You emphasized "I think it's for the best"

thread hung from dowel, painted grid

You emphasized "I think it's for the best" (detail)
You emphasized "I think it's for the best" (detail)
You emphasized "I think it's for the best" (detail)
You emphasized "I think it's for the best" (detail)
220521_KBurke_001.jpg
220521_KBurke_002.jpg
Never let me go
All the petals fall eventually (detail)
There you are
There you are (detail)
All the petals fall eventually (detail)
I keep looking for you; how do you come and go so quickly?
I keep looking for you; how do you come and go so quickly?  (detail)
I keep looking for you; how do you come and go so quickly?  (detail)
Tight Grip: Loose Will (Never let me go)
Tight Grip: Loose Will (Never let me go) (detail)
Tight Grip: Loose Will (Never let me go) (detail)
Hold me close
Hold me close (detail)
happy for you
happy for you (detail)
happy for you (detail)
Read 10:37pm
Read 10:37pm (detail)
Read 10:37pm (detail)
Too Much: Not Enough
Too Much: Not Enough (detail)
Too Much: Not Enough (detail)
Right where you left me
Right where you left me (detail)
Right where you left me (detail)
You loved "I'm sorry to see you go so soon"
You loved "I'm sorry to see you go so soon" (detail)
You loved "I hope to see you soon"
You loved "I hope to see you soon" (detail)
You loved "I hope to see you soon" (detail)
Miss u
Miss u (detail)
You emphasized "I think it's for the best"
You emphasized "I think it's for the best" (detail)
You emphasized "I think it's for the best" (detail)
220521_KBurke_001.jpg
220521_KBurke_002.jpg
Never let me go

The landscapes of technology can feel endless: with links, information, and thoughts copying-and-pasting into oblivion. Since technology has become our primary method of communication, I have begun to wonder about the frameworks of these devices, communication tools, and social networks. Could they be strong enough to hold the emotional weight we pile into them? In tending to intense emotions of grief and loss, what space do those feelings have in our lives when they are constantly contrasted with never-ending TikToks and Instagram posts with unsettling, upbeat inspirational music? Screens can oversimplify the complexities of life, taking our experience and translating it into a string of pixels void of human nuance and context. What human part of us is left uncommunicated, and what nuance is left unnoticed? How does technology help me feel emotionally connected, seen, and held? Is technology strong enough to house all of our complexities and dichotomies within its binary nature; is it strong enough to hold all of us? What happens if it cracks? Who am I in this space, and who am I outside of it?

Pictured: All the petals fall eventually (thread, 2022)

All the petals fall eventually (detail)
There you are

thread on tulle

2022

There you are (detail)
All the petals fall eventually (detail)
I keep looking for you; how do you come and go so quickly?

thread

2022

I keep looking for you; how do you come and go so quickly? (detail)
I keep looking for you; how do you come and go so quickly? (detail)
Tight Grip: Loose Will (Never let me go)

thread

2022

Tight Grip: Loose Will (Never let me go) (detail)
Tight Grip: Loose Will (Never let me go) (detail)
Hold me close

thread

2022

Hold me close (detail)
happy for you

thread

2019

happy for you (detail)
happy for you (detail)
Read 10:37pm

thread

2018

Read 10:37pm (detail)
Read 10:37pm (detail)
Too Much: Not Enough

thread on tulle & various textile

2022

Too Much: Not Enough (detail)
Too Much: Not Enough (detail)
Right where you left me

thread on tulle

2022

Right where you left me (detail)
Right where you left me (detail)
You loved "I'm sorry to see you go so soon"

thread hung on dowel, painted grid

2022

You loved "I'm sorry to see you go so soon" (detail)
You loved "I hope to see you soon"

thread hung on dowel, painted grid

You loved "I hope to see you soon" (detail)
You loved "I hope to see you soon" (detail)
Miss u

thread

2022

Miss u (detail)
You emphasized "I think it's for the best"

thread hung from dowel, painted grid

You emphasized "I think it's for the best" (detail)
You emphasized "I think it's for the best" (detail)
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