Beili Liu’s Mending Project

by Bonnie

Artist Beili Liu’s Mending Project is an installation of thousands of pairs of iron shears.

The hovering mass of pointed metal scissors is threatening yet delicate. By creating a ghost cloud of shears she evokes a connection with textile workers in a distant factory and the quiet mending that goes on domestically day after day.

Ghost cloud! A perfect sense of menace is exactly what I seek in art. The project is part of Women and Their Work and will be included in Art Night Austin on February 26th.