Havoc represents a symbolic closure of a breakup that had triggered a series of traumatic events three years earlier. It combines motifs of destruction and flaming chaos, juxtaposed with romantic imagery and messages for a former lover. The title itself, Havoc, along with some embroidered lyrics, were taken from the eponymous single from never released 2019 album of For You Katrina, “HeavyMeta”.

“The vest features our faces in burning flames, tears, and various snippets from notes that I have found on my phone during the process. It also contains excerpts of poems that I’ve read while embroidering (e.g. “I cure the tears of the heartsick. When I come near they shall sing” by the American poet Paul Laurence Dunbar or “And now, a new life begins, I bid farewell to yesterday’s skin” by the Russian poet Arseny Tarkovsky). I created Havoc as a reminder that I have to let go of certain people, things, and emotions to make space in my life for new, and perhaps better, people, things, and feelings.”

wood, textile, hand embroidery, metal (2020)