Caitlin McCormack creates crocheted skeletal animals and plants that evoke a future after environmental catastrophe, emphasizing the human-nature disconnection. The artist employs a nostalgic medium to illuminate overlooked objects, with a sense of reverence for what is often disregarded. Her recent exhibition features ominous titles that suggest themes of dread and existential crisis. Personal experiences of family illness and loss inform her work, leading to a reevaluation of her worldview, where grief shapes a persistent quest for meaning in life.
Caitlin McCormack’s crocheted skeletal animals and plants reflect a speculative future post-environmental catastrophe, warning about the present disconnect between humans and nature.
The artist uses crochet to highlight what is often ignored today, encasing stones and objects in fibers, symbolizing care amidst neglect.
Titles like 'They Come Back But They're Never the Same' and 'Don't Let the Party Die' convey themes of dread and excess, revealing a human crisis.
McCormack’s work is influenced by personal experiences of loss and illness, reshaping her worldview and expressing an obsessive search for meaning.
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