Manifold Landscapes, Catherine Reinhart

In her works on paper, Catherine Reinhart has said that she is concerned with the “real,” specifically land topography and weavings, and the “ideal,” such as the systems used in cartography and draft drawings for woven textiles. Manifold Landscapes explores the ways that data is translated visually. For this work, Reinhart began with silkscreens made from her textile works and then drew on them while she was immersed in the landscape of western Nebraska, specifically in the braided river systems and the Sandhills. She completed the work using patterns she observed and felt as she braided her daughter’s hair.