Pam Fortner
Suspended sculpture
Tome of Renewal - 2025 - 51" x 8" x 6"
Asian paper, steel, waxed linen thread
Tome of the Ancients - 2018 - 82" x 8" x 6"
Asian paper, steel, waxed linen thread
Hanging Gardens of Aleá - 2023 - dimensions variable - steel, paper, ceramic
Hanging Gardens of Zala - 2024 - dimensions variable - steel cable, ceramic, paper
Snowstorm - 2021 - paper, waxed linen thread 35" x 18" x 18"
Fall - 2021 - paper, cottonwood leaves, waxed linen thread - 17" x 15" x 15"
Birds in Flight - 2021 - paper, waxed linen thread 15" x 19" x 19"
Thunderstorm - 2021 - paper, waxed linen thread - 36" x 25" x 25"
Fancy Dancer - 2021 - paper, waxed linen thread - 36" x 21" x 21"
Flurry - 2021 - paper, waxed linen thread, 22" x 18" x 18"
Eccentric Potentiality - 2015 - paper, waxed linen thread - 33" x 15" x 15"
Abandoned Memories I - 2017 - 96" x 25" x 22" slide film, thread
Hyphae I & II - 2019 - steel, paper, waxed linen thread - dimensions variable
The Tears of 94 Mothers was created in response to the epidemic of gun violence in this country. In 2015, when this artwork was created, 94 people were shot every day in the United States.
The delicate paper in the piece was dyed to resemble the flow of tears. It was then bound to hard steel rods and suspended over the casings of 94 bullets.
This piece expresses my sorrow over the unnecessary loss of so many lives.
The Tears of 94 Mothers - 2015 - paper, steel, brass bullet casings, waxed linen thread - 29" x 12" x 13" (book only - installation dimensions vary)