
Threads of Time/Bulungkol Lake
“As I create, I embrace and celebrate the ancient heritage and language of cloth and the material culture that textiles inherently express. I’m making my work in a particular time and culture, but referencing concepts, techniques and materials that move across time and space.” Bulungkol Lake is located along the present-day Karakorum Highway, which follows a portion of the storied Silk Road trade route. Ruins of ancient caravansaries were visible from the highway, reminding Cameron of the long history of this route.
Threads of Time/Bulungkol Lake, Pamir Plateau, China
Date: 2021
Medium: Fiber/mixed media
Materials: linen, paper and metallic yarns, silk and cotton fabric, wood and paint
Techniques: weaving, photographic transfer, embroidery
Dimensions: H 33” W 24.5”
Photo: Cecily Brown
Threads of Time/Bulungkol Lake, Pamir Plateau, China, detail