Exhibition view
Garrett Lockhart, Bag, 2021, hand-sewn canvas relay bags (c. 1974), waxed thread, cotton construction apron, deadstock over-all buttons, heavy-duty canvas strap, buckle, steel rings, found carabiners, contents: various pouches, leather sandals (10 years), found fishing smock, hemp pants, trowel, leather multi-tool case (tool missing), wooden tube with handwritten poem by Sue Lockhart, 21 x 18 x 15 in.
Garrett Lockhart, Bag, 2021, hand-sewn canvas relay bags (c. 1974), waxed thread, cotton construction apron, deadstock over-all buttons, heavy-duty canvas strap, buckle, steel rings, found carabiners, contents: various pouches, leather sandals (10 years), found fishing smock, hemp pants, trowel, leather multi-tool case (tool missing), wooden tube with handwritten poem by Sue Lockhart, 21 x 18 x 15 in.
Garrett Lockhart, Bag (detail), 2021
Garrett Lockhart, Bag (detail), 2021
Garrett Lockhart, Bag (detail), 2021
Garrett Lockhart, untitled (pouch #1), 2021, hand-sewn canvas relay bags (year unknown), waxed thread, deadstock over-all button, cotton knit gloves, homemade hand sanitizer by Becket MWN
Garrett Lockhart, untitled (pouch #2), 2021, hand-sewn canvas relay bags (year unknown), waxed thread, deadstock over-all button, sewing needles, muslin strips, found notebook, scissors, dental floss, found elastics
Garrett Lockhart, Wooden tube with handwritten poem by Sue Lockhart
Garrett Lockhart, untitled (pouch #3), 2021, embroidery on found cotton bag, sheep’s wool darning thread, found box, gifted wooden darning mushroom
Garrett Lockhart, untitled (pouch #4), 2021, found bandana, rope, worry stone, miniature gnome, matchbox with unfinished starweed charms, gifted domino, wooden button, metal gear, found poker die
Garrett Lockhart, Contents of pouch #4
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Garrett Lockhart, Water Pack, 2021, hand-sewn canvas relay bags (c. 1964), waxed thread, deadstock over-all buttons, heavy-duty canvas strap, found hydration bladder, rainwater, 16 x 10 x 6.5 in
Garrett Lockhart, Water Pack, 2021, hand-sewn canvas relay bags (c. 1964), waxed thread, deadstock over-all buttons, heavy-duty canvas strap, found hydration bladder, rainwater, 16 x 10 x 6.5 in
Garrett Lockhart, Water Pack (detail), 2021
Garrett Lockhart, Water Pack (detail), 2021
Garrett Lockhart, Water Pack (detail), 2021
Garrett Lockhart, Water Pack (detail), 2021
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Garrett Lockhart, untitled (envelope with photographs), 2021 hand-sewn canvas relay bags (year unknown), waxed thread, deadstock over-all button, selection of 4 x 6 prints, 6.4 x 5 in
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Garrett Lockhart, untitled (scarf), 2021, chain-stitching on found wool scarf, merino wool thread, 3.5 x 16 x 3.3 in
Garrett Lockhart, untitled (scarf) (detail), 2021
Garrett Lockhart, Line Dry, 2021, hand-darned Smartwool socks, sheep’s wool thread, found clothespins, found rope with clay deposits from the Maplewood Mudflats, dimensions variable
Garrett Lockhart, Line Dry (detail), 2021
Garrett Lockhart, Line Dry (detail), 2021
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Garrett Lockhart, Desk with a View, 2021, found plastic bin, pencil on found paper, found tin mug retrieved from burned- down cabin, rainwater, tent repair kit, All That the Rain Promises, and More (1991, first edition), found pencil, antique notebook, gifted playing cards, found tape recorder, audio recording from the Maplewood Mudflats (32 min.), 16 x 10 x 12 in
Garrett Lockhart, Desk with a View (detail), 2021
Garrett Lockhart, Desk with a View (detail), 2021
Garrett Lockhart, Desk with a View, 2021, found plastic bin, pencil on found paper, found tin mug retrieved from burned- down cabin, rainwater, tent repair kit, All That the Rain Promises, and More (1991, first edition), found pencil, antique notebook, gifted playing cards, found tape recorder, audio recording from the Maplewood Mudflats (32 min.), 16 x 10 x 12 in
Garrett Lockhart, Desk with a View (detail), 2021
Exhibition view
Garrett Lockhart, untitled (Bottega bootleg), 2021, rope, cotton, found steel ring, nail retrieved from flat tire, 2.3 x 10 in
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Garrett Lockhart, untitled (heater), 2021, found terracotta pots, gifted beeswax candle, 12 x 12 x 21 in
Garrett Lockhart, untitled (heater) (detail), 2021
Garrett Lockhart, untitled (lamp), 2021, found tin can retrieved from burned-down cabin, metal wire, rope, olive oil, 2.5 x 2.5 x 3.6 in
Each stitch
a
forward
thought.
No paralysis
of helpless waiting.
Carrier bag
carefully wrought medicine bundle for Life.
Carrier bag hope holder
for the children.
adapted from “Dragonslayer” by Sue Lockhart
Afternoon Projects is pleased to present Wrought Bundle, a solo exhibition by Garrett Lockhart. The artist meditates on a recent history of recurring seismic tremors and slow slip events identified near his hometown on Vancouver Island; imperceptible to human consciousness, known but not seen. Occurring every 14 months, these events last two weeks and are equivalent to a magnitude 7 earthquake. In lieu of these smaller quakes, the Big One has yet to surface. The rising tensions at the tectonic scale echo those above the ground—a geological sense not only of the structure of our world, but also of its politics. Perhaps it is necessary to move past the romanticization of the doomsday scenario as a singular apocalyptic event in order to salvage a future from the many tremors of the past.
A series of hand-sewn preparedness packs and pouches are exhibited with their contents spilling out into the space: traces of forgotten necessity, distant memories, and found things brought-along. They wait to be carried through daily horrors and joys, while their contents promise repair, comfort, and sustenance to endure the rumblings of our reality. They become a projection, a wish, a vision of a possible future, and all that goes with it.
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