Lindsey M. Caplice Proposal for Closeknit: History, Textile, and Place

Name of Artist or Group: Lindsey M. Caplice
Address: ---
Email address (preferred): lmcaplice@gmail.com
Phone: ----

Would you consider doing a public presentation about your work or a demonstration of your techniques? No, I'm from out of town.

List of submissions or proposals (please provide an estimate if the work is not yet complete):
Title: Crochetovision
Material: crocheted acrylic yarn
Size: 20" x 20" x .2" (which is my estimate for how much I can complete in the two weeks of prep time for the show)
Date completed: not yet completed, it would be made specifically for the show

link to pictures of my past work

link to the website of a past longterm project

Project Description:
Introducting, Crochet-o-vision!!
Through the magical art of crochet I will create a window into the former textile mill's inner reaches! In every historical building there are spaces that the general public cannot see, even though they might want to because these spaces are "neat" or "interesting." There seems to be a longing to be witness to an authentic space or time through these places. I would like to offer these visitors a chance to see a crocheted replica of one of these spaces! With help from the museum staff I will select an off limits area of the museum about 20" x 20" x .2" in size and recreate it life size out of crocheted yarn. The visitors to the museum will then get a chance to see something they wouldn't normally have access to! Visitors will appreciate the fuzzy comforting nature of the yarn! After the show is over the crocheted object will be placed on top of the inaccessible site to preserve it for future generations!

Summary: I will crochet a replica of a hidden space that will then be put on display during the show. After the show it will be placed on top of the space it replicated.

Inspiration:
Recently I visited an old bath house in Hot Springs Arkansas. The bath house had been converted into a museum. there were many rooms arranged and displayed to look like they did when the bath house was at its peak. But there were also many locked doors. I found myself trying the doorknobs of many of these doors in hopes of discovering something new inside. I found out where they keep their extra informational pamphlets, but not much else. I am interested in the curiosity these locked spaces generate, the desire to know the whole space, not just the sections designated as visitor safe.

Frozen in time: Images of a Bath house in Hot Springs Arkansas
These images show various rooms in the bath house preserved with authentic fixtures from the bath house. The portions of the room containing the furniture and other original decor and props were either behind a glass wall or fence.

Images of a past work that approximate what I think the final Crochetovision project will look like:

Crocheted Krannert Art Museum and Kinkead Pavilion Pedestal Cozy for Eric (Who is the Exhibitions Designer.) Detail of Roof
Acrylic yarn
2005