PAMELA J. WALLACE - textured amnesia
PAMELA J. WALLACE
textured amnesia
September 19-October 05
Opening reception: Saturday, September 13, 5-7 pm
Artist talk: Saturday, September 20 with Megan Hinton
see artist’s pageFarm Projects is pleased to present Pamela J Wallace: Textured Amnesia,
a solo exhibition of new wall-hung sculptures that merge material experimentation, tactile process, and meditations on time, labor, and identity.
Drawing inspiration from the weathered architecture, overgrown edges, and layered histories of the world around her, Wallace transforms wood, metal, fabric, and handmade abaca paper into sculptural works that hover between fragility and resilience. Each piece bears the marks of her direct, hands-on processes—cutting, sewing, welding, forging—echoing both the slow erosions of nature and the human histories embedded in labor and craft.
Though her work occupies the wall, its dimensionality firmly roots it in the language of sculpture. Abaca paper, with its translucent, skin-like quality, is stretched over wood and wire armatures, while repetition and geometry give rise to intricate patterns. Wallace’s sculptures explore the beauty of imperfection and the poetry of accumulated time, inviting viewers to look closer at details that might otherwise be overlooked.
In addition to her material investigations, Wallace’s practice challenges the traditional gendering of labor in art-making. By seamlessly moving between techniques historically assigned to “men’s work” and “women’s work,” she collapses boundaries, embracing the full spectrum of creative possibility.
