French Hammer (Describing Labor) circular I rely upon an internal

I rely upon an internal exchange of questions and responses based on intuition and experience

All pieces are made by her in her studio in Detroit

Fluent in the Language of Dreams

Through the Japanese hatching technique

she works with traditional craftsmen–tapping into their age-old techniques and knowledge–and introduces them to new materials and fabrication processes

French Hammer (Describing Labor) circular I rely upon an internalArtist: Esther Shalev Gerz French Hammer (Describing Labor), 2012 Glass 13" x 4. 75" x 1. 75" Describing Labor draws on artist Esther Shalev Gerzs research into depictions of the worker from the late nineteenth through the mid twentieth century. Through video, audio, photography and a selection of historic artworks from the Wolfsonian FIU and the Margulies collections, Describing Labor invites the present to relate to the now rarely seen figure of