CHRISTINE DOMANIC
Christine Domanic is an artist working in fiber and textile-based sculpture. Using natural materials, her work develops through the slow accumulation of crocheted elements. It examines geological and ecological systems alongside the effects of human intervention, forming a material record of change.
She received a BFA in Fibers from the University of the Arts in Philadelphia and previously worked in software engineering and web development, including work with The New York Times and during the early development of Etsy. She maintains a studio practice in Hudson, New York.
Artist Statement
My practice explores the relationship between material, place, labor, and gradual transformation. I work through accumulation and repetition, often using crochet to build forms slowly over time. Each stitch records a repeated motion, measured tension, and duration, allowing the process of making to become a record of labor and change. These processes parallel the ways landscapes are shaped through gradual accumulation, erosion, movement, and human intervention.
I use wool from sheep raised in upstate New York, connecting the work directly to the landscape where it is made. Wool carries its own history, shaped by climate, terrain, and care before being transformed by hand. Through crochet, I layer this history with the time and repetition of making, creating surfaces that evoke shifting terrain and the traces left by natural and human forces.