Louise Frances Smith

Serra Verb List

Asking mentors for help has been vital for my practice this past year. When I was struggling to turn my material research experiments into larger pieces one mentor suggested I look at Richard Serra's 'Verb List', 1967. I used some of the verbs to lead my experiments. Setting boundaries to work can be very freeing, and has been for my practice this past year.

Installation View of 'Assemblages no.1-10', 2022, Mixed Medium
Bryozoa Suspended No.2, 2022, Seaweed bioplastic, cotton scrim, thread
Bryozoa (Large), 2022, seaweed bioplastic, cotton scrim.