This piece has drawn elements in ink using the basic calligraphy strokes in my wobbly, imperfect hand. By painting the repetitive marks on the roll of paper as I slowly unspooled it, each mark stained the layer beneath, creating a subtly shifting pattern. I then took this 30-foot length of painted paper, split the ends into narrow strips, spun them into fringe, and treated the full length as a spool of thread to be crocheted with my full range of motion. The loops are loose enough to not be easily recognizable as crochet, but the form remains loose enough to be unraveled and remade in the next installation.

This title comes from an interview with the artist and poet Cecilia Vicuña in David Levi Strauss' book "From Head to Hand: Art and the Manual". She related the Incan myth in which writing led to forgetfulness, but threads, tying knots, preserved memory. The Incan civilization is known for their complex textile traditions, including quipu, a sort of proto-writing in knotted thread.