Kate Hendrickson

Lives and works in Chicago, IL, USA

Artist statement

After the shock of the October 7th attack began to settle, I was left grappling with waves of anger, anxiety, and distress. I needed an outlet—some way to process emotions that felt too heavy to carry in silence. Not long before, I had completed the Revealed Faith series, a body of work born from the comfort I found in openly embracing my Judaism. Now, unexpectedly, I felt myself drawn back into the emotional space of the Concealed Faith series, where faith is practiced quietly, shared only with a trusted few. Cycling has long been a personal passion, a source of pure joy and freedom. After finishing Revealed Faith, I took a break from that emotionally intense work and drew inspiration from my bikes, allowing myself to recharge. It was during this time of restoration that I began creating drawings (Bicycle Dynamism) filled with energy and delight. Seeking relief from my despair, I turned inward towards cycling, which offers me a sense of freedom, and in that space, a new series began to take shape. Without fully realizing it, I began using backgrounds from Revealed Faith as the foundation for a new digital series, even though Concealed Faith may have seemed a more logical choice given my state of mind. These new computer-generated works began with the familiar backgrounds of Revealed Faith, but soon I was layering, cutting, and manipulating imagery from my Bicycle Dynamism series over them. The act of collaging these elements—symbols of movement and joy—onto a base of...

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