Ann Wessmann received best in show at the FiberPhiladelphia show in 2012. Here, she arranges 37,499 days worth of words not spoken from June 9, 1932 to December 31, 1941. It is constructed of text on vellum on foam board and is 96 X 96 X 4 in. It was the texture, composition and size that really drew me to the work, but it was the subject matter that gave it a place in my heart. I love writing and recording thoughts and ideas that I have and storing them away in safe places to find later. The fact that you cannot read them right away leaves a little bit of mystery and privacy to her written thoughts. I'm not quite sure what she is up to lately because I couldn't find a website, but here are a few images of her Unspoken Words series.
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