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Sacred Bodies is an evolving sculptural body of work that explores the role of bearing witness-- to see and be seen-- and to the act of being present through ritual gestures and sacred place making. Referencing the ancient art of stacking stones, emerging from the egg, building towards the sky and leaving a bit of ourselves behind or taking a small piece with us, we are all participants in our sacred and profane world.    Sanctuary invites the viewer to enter, breathe, and soften within the stillness and glow of the Sacred Bodies. Guests are invited to move quietly throughout the installation, finding spaces for rest and reflection.
salt, plant based fibers,dye and illumination
5ft x 3ft
2026
Sacred Bodies Installation
salt, plant based fibers,dye and illumination
4ft x 3ft
2026
Efflorescence
Rust dyed fabric, salt
2023
Efflorescence
Rust dyed fabric, salt
2023
Efflorescence
Rust dyed fabric, salt
2023
Acts of Preservation at the Houston Museum of Decorative Arts
Dyed textiles, wild, wedding, and common fauna
2023
Efflorescence
Rust dyed fabric, salt
2023
Material Intimacies
salt casts, rust dye fabric, found materials
2022
Women In History, Then and Now/Tennessee Arts Collective
salt casts, rust dye fabric, etched mirror
2023
Women In History, Then and Now/Tennessee Arts Collective
salt casts, rust dye fabric, etched mirror
2022
Chattanooga Local: Tennessee Triennial at Stove Works
Rust dyed fabric, salt and sugar casts
2021
Residency: Stove Works
Rust dyed fabric, salt and sugar casts
2021
Life Masks: With Gratitude to Jane Addams
Sugar casts of Jameson (6) and Lucia (5 months), sugar, breastmilk
2012

Installations allow the viewer to move through the room and become a part of the work, shifting perspectives and integrating personal histories and experience into the space itself. Transforming and revealing using a wide variety of materials, Kris’ current work allows viewers to become participants-- enveloped in color, texture and the physical presence of the art, the space, the performers, and the individual-- connecting past and present in physical movement and transformative spaces that speak through the visual, personal, and performative layers.