Rachel Hayes transforms architectural spaces and natural landscapes into shifting compositions of color and movement with large-scale textile-based installations that are site-specific and vibrant.
Hayes uses color, translucency, and composition to radically reshape the way viewers experience architecture and nature through large-scale, site-specific installations.
I am a painter who uses the loom to paint, and I consider my palette and my words as part of my materials repertoire. My weavings feel spontaneous, but they are meticulously planned from composition to fiber choices.
"When he was little, he was holding a leaf and examining it for a long time. I started looking at it and saw all the colors and veins and details. That interaction made me realize he was really experiencing everything for the first time. It made me stop more often and take in my surroundings."
