ERIN M. RILEY

In these tapestries, Riley navigates a new space in which the body is both desired and deplored, thus contending with her corporeal self-worth. Turning the camera on herself, Riley captures sexualized selfies and webcam imagery that is then rendered in textile. These textiles, hand-woven into elaborate tapestries, tell a story of modern love and sex across the borders of the Internet: peering through a webcam at these distant bodies occupying the works, the yearning to touch and connect across the screen is made palpable.