Reverberate; 2021; mixed media installation 
Reverberate; 2021; mixed media installation
Maiden; 2021; 250,000 cotton swabs, white strapping, white thread, orange pipe; 100x50x3” 
Maiden; 2021; 250,000 cotton swabs, white strapping, white thread, orange pipe; 100x50x3” 
Apertures; 2021; toilet paper dipped in resin, wood; 74x96x4” 
Apertures; 2021; toilet paper dipped in resin, wood; 74x96x4” 
A hole in the bucket; 2021; poetry, toilet paper, silicone; for reading; 9x9x.5 each 
Bucket; 2021; wood, metal handles, fasteners; 90x10x10” 
Maiden; 2021; 250,000 cotton swabs, white strapping, white thread, orange pipe; 100x50x3” 
A hole in the bucket; 2021; poetry, toilet paper, silicone; for reading; 9x9x.5 each 
Canvas; 2021; mattress foam, steel wool, peppermint oil, vinyl, zipper; for laying; 40x40x4” each 
Crown; 2021; deer ligament, ceramic, light; for revealing a hole in the bucket; Drone; 2021; ceramic; 48x48x6” 
Crown; 2021; deer ligament, ceramic, light; for revealing a hole in the bucket 
Bucket; 2021; wood, metal handles, fasteners; 90x10x10”; Scale; 2021; orange safety ladder; for climbing safely; 62x26x20”
Emily Irvin: Reverberate, 2021
Reverberate is an installation of objects that suggest a room. The room is created from materials that I relate to childhood memories and are handled in ways that explore the feelings activated by these memories. To convey how memories surface repeatedly over time, I stuff, rip, squeeze, press, dip, fold, and hang these materials until they change, revealing something new. I refer to this process and this work as a tremor: a reverberation of an initial event felt throughout a lifetime in the physical, emotional, and mental space of the body, in a family, and in a community. Memories move and weave into one another. The installation in its entirety is a tremor as each object represents a different memory, frozen still for contemplation.
