Serena Buschi

Lives and works in Bedford, NY, USA

Artist statement

Grids, nets, and circular fiber structures form the foundation of my practice. Working with inherited sari silk passed down from my mother, I construct relational systems through fiber, wire, paper, and reflective surfaces that draw from ancient cosmological structures while reimagining the grid within a contemporary context. These interrelated bodies of work create an evolving language through which I explore rupture, repair, and the veiled systems of connection that shape experience. Through wrapping, stitching, and lace-like construction, fiber becomes both structure and language. Sari silk, thread, wire, and paper act as conduits for layered memory and embodied ideas. By integrating silk with wire, I create corded frameworks that hold tension and distribute weight, forming responsive systems that move between containment and permeability. Transforming inherited materials allows me to honor lineage while also disrupting tradition. Wrapping becomes a ritual of reclamation; tearing, an intentional act of refusal. Three frameworks guide my work: weight, waveform, and grid. Weight speaks to both physical and epigenetic mass carried through materials and memory. Waveform suggests the energetic space between interactions, where relationships emerge. The grid, often associated with order and stability, becomes a living structure that I interrupt, soften, and reconfigure. Through these systems, my work examines how fragile yet resilient networks of relation shape perception,...

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