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© 2024 Joy Ray

THE INSUFFICIENT ARCHIVE

Approaching Abjection 2023 80 x 45 x 6 in. Salvaged stuffed animals, paint, dirt, sand, twine and fiber fill; text by Julia Kristeva Double-sided (side 1 of 2)

Approaching Abjection 2023 80 x 45 x 6 in. Salvaged stuffed animals, paint, dirt, sand, twine and fiber fill; text by Julia Kristeva Double-sided (side 2 of 2)

The Script 2023 72 x 50 x 6 in. Salvaged denim, baby garments, paint, chalk, twine and fiber fill; text by the Children’s Home Society of California Double-sided (side 1 of 2)

The Script 2023 72 x 50 x 6 in. Salvaged denim, baby garments, paint, chalk, twine and fiber fill; text by the Children’s Home Society of California Double-sided (side 2 of 2)

In This Absence Blooms a Flower 2023 80 x 33 x 4 in. Paint, twine, fiber fill and cotton; reproduction of archival documentation, text by Anne Harris, Julian Holloway, and James Kneale Double-sided (side 1 of 2)

In This Absence Blooms a Flower 2023 80 x 33 x 4 in. Paint, twine, fiber fill and cotton; reproduction of archival documentation, text by Anne Harris, Julian Holloway, and James Kneale Double-sided (side 2 of 2)

Invoice 2023 48 x 44 x 6 in. Paint, twine, fiber fill and cotton; reproduction of archival documentation Double-sided (side 1 of 2)

Invoice 2023 48 x 44 x 6 in. Paint, twine, fiber fill and cotton; reproduction of archival documentation Double-sided (side 2 of 2)

Her Shape, His Hand 2023 53 x 50 x 4 in. Salvaged denim, paint, twine, fiber fill and cotton; text by Avery Gordon and Toni Morrison Double-sided (side 1 of 2)

Her Shape, His Hand 2023 53 x 50 x 4 in. Salvaged denim, paint, twine, fiber fill and cotton; text by Avery Gordon and Toni Morrison Double-sided (side 2 of 2)

Chromophobia II 2023 85 x 42 x 4 in. Paint, twine, sand, gravel and fiber fill on fabric; text by Le Corbusier and Henri Michaux Double-sided (side 1 of 2)

Chromophobia II 2023 85 x 42 x 4 in. Paint, twine, sand, gravel and fiber fill on fabric; text by Le Corbusier and Henri Michaux Double-sided (side 2 of 2)

Spectacle I 2023 66 x 32 x 5 in. Paint, twine and fiber fill on fabric; text by Guy Debord Double-sided (side 1 of 2)

Spectacle I 2023 66 x 32 x 5 in. Paint, twine and fiber fill on fabric; text by Guy Debord Double-sided (side 2 of 2)

Spectacle II 2023 66 x 32 x 5 in. Paint, twine and fiber fill on fabric; text by Guy Debord Double-sided (side 1 of 2)

Spectacle II 2023 66 x 32 x 5 in. Paint, twine and fiber fill on fabric; text by Guy Debord Double-sided (side 2 of 2)

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Dare to Discipline 2023 36 x 24 in. Paint, ink, thread and fabric on book pages; text by Dr. James Dobson and Judith Butler

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GHOST GRIDS

Veil , 2023 | 14 x 14 in. | thread, plaster, calcium carbonate and cheesecloth on velvet

Ascension , 2023 | 14 x 14 in. | thread, plaster, calcium carbonate and cheesecloth on velvet

Epiphany , 2023 | 14 x 14 in. | thread, plaster, calcium carbonate and cheesecloth on velvet

Brink , 2023 | 14 x 14 in. | thread and plaster on velvet

Rapture , 2023 | 14 x 14 in. | thread, plaster and cheesecloth on velvet

Revenant , 2023 | 14 x 14 in. | thread, plaster, calcium carbonate and cheesecloth on velvet

Penumbra , 2023 | 14 x 14 in. | thread, plaster, calcium carbonate, beads and cheesecloth on velvet

Aperture , 2023 | 12 x 12 in. | thread, plaster, calcium carbonate and cheesecloth on velvet

Apparition , 2023 | 12 x 12 in. | thread, plaster, calcium carbonate and cheesecloth on velvet

Flux , 2023 | 12 x 12 in. | thread, plaster, calcium carbonate and cheesecloth on velvet

Trace , 2023 | 12 x 12 in. | thread and plaster on velvet

Precipice , 2023 | 12 x 12 in. | thread and plaster on velvet

Matrix , 2023 | 10 x 10 in. | thread and plaster on velvet

Fissure , 2023, 10 x 10 in., thread and plaster on velvet

GHOST VISIONS

Shadow Manifest

The Slightest Touch

Spirit Duplicator

So Close, So Far

Lost Transmissions

Dream Latencies

Dream Archeologies

POST-APOCALYPTIC PETROGLYPHS

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UNSTRUCTURES

Untitled , 2023 | gauze, plaster, thread and wood

Untitled , 2023 | gauze, plaster, thread and wood

Untitled , 2023 | gauze, plaster, thread and wood

Untitled , 2023 | gauze, plaster, thread and wood

Untitled , 2023 | gauze, plaster, thread and wood

Untitled , 2023 | gauze, plaster, thread and wood

Untitled , 2023 | gauze, plaster, thread and wood

Untitled , 2023 | gauze, plaster, thread and wood

Untitled , 2023 | gauze, plaster, thread and wood

Untitled , 2023 | gauze, plaster, thread and wood

ALCHEMY OF TIME