Jillian Conrad

Jillian Conrad

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Letter
2025
cotton, chain, pewter, ostrich feathers, brass, and steel s
150 x 36 x 32 inches

A drawing in, with, and through a net. Inspired by a line from a letter written by a wife to her husband in 1758—“I could write to you all night long”—each word has been hand-formed in soft pewter foil and pressed into the net’s grid. The sculpture is suspended from a wire rod, and the steel chain continues downward, making a loose drawing on the floor.


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