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LIZ ROBB

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Oaxaca

Emerging from time spent in the Mojave, Sonoran, and Chihuahuan deserts, this body of work reflects an ongoing engagement with arid landscapes, shifting light, and spatial ambiguity. Through layered gestures of wrapping, knotting, and suspension, the pieces evoke mirage-like states where materiality begins to dissolve into illusion.

Using linen, merino, and cotton infused with cochineal, indigo, and earth pigments, combining woven and stitched surfaces with hand-built porcelain and stoneware elements to create textured, terrain-like forms.

The series was first exhibited at Pocoapoco in Oaxaca, Mexico, at the conclusion of my residency, and later presented in a solo exhibition at Marrow Gallery.

Witchy Woman, 2017, terra cotta, jute, linen merino, 24 x 72 inches
Witchy Woman (detail), 2017, terra cotta, jute, linen, 24 x 72 inches
Magic Eye (detail), 2018, Oaxacan black clay, sand, merino on wood panel, 36 inches diameter
Texas Desert II, 2017, cotton paper, indigo, poke berries, 21.5 x 25.5 inches framed
Texas Desert III, 2017, cotton paper, indigo, poke berries, 21.5 x 25.5 inches framed
Deconstructed Rosario, 2017, terra cotta, jute, merino wool, 40 x 44 inches diameter
Deconstructed Rosario (detail), 2017, terra cotta, jute, merino wool, 40 x 44 inches diameter
Oaxacan Sunset II, 2017, cotton paper, brazilwood, sand, henna, 9 x 9 inches framed
Oaxacan Sunset I, 2017, cotton paper, cochineal, sand, henna, 9 x 9 inches framed
Oaxacan Sunset I (detail), 2017, cotton paper, cochineal, sand, henna, 9 x 9 inches framed
Mojave Sunset, 2017, cotton, indigo, sand, spray paint on wood panel, 24 x 30 inches
Mojave Sunset (detail), 2017, cotton, indigo, sand, spray paint on wood panel, 24 x 30 inches
Installation View, 2018, Marrow Gallery, San Francisco
Desert Vessel II, 2017, cotton, earth pigments,  14 x 20 inches
Desert Vessel I, 2017, cotton, earth pigments,  12 x 14 inches
Installation View, Marrow Gallery San Francisco
Magic Eye, 2018, Oaxacan black clay, sand, merino on wood panel, 36 inches diameter
California Dreamin', 2017, porcelain, jute, linen, 40 x 44 inches
Installation View, 2018, Marrow Gallery, San Francisco
Installation View, 2018, Marrow Gallery, San Francisco
Installation View, 2018, Marrow Gallery, San Francisco
Installation View, 2018, Marrow Gallery, San Francisco
Installation View, 2018, Marrow Gallery, San Francisco
Cochineal Dye Samples, 2017
Indigo & Natural Dye Samples, 2017
Cochineal & Natural Dye Sketches, 2017
Cochineal Dye Vat, 2017