Prints > A String of Pearls

A pearl is formed around a tiny irritant trapped within an oyster’s shell. In order to isolate the irritant, the oyster coats it with many layers of nacre. We create explanations for irritatingly incongruous events in a similar way. A String of Pearls is a group four-color screen prints rendered with a very large halftone dot. From afar, the pearls appear smooth and luminous, but break down into dots when approached. The object of our desires is always just out of reach.