retaining . . . desire, 1997
Bed, construction cloth, collected materials, chairs, 12 x 12 inches

retaining . . . desire, 1997 (detail)

Rescuing the Fragment, 1991/92, triptych
View 1

Rescuing the Fragment, 1991/92, triptych
Neither Here nor There
Barbed wire, shadow on wall opposite View 1 (see above)
65 x 24 x 10 inches

Rescuing the Fragment, 1991/92, triptych
Objects of Ethnicity
Latvian blouse, pins, linen, pine frame,
text by Barbara Kirshenblat-Gimblett, from Exhibiting Cultures
75 x 32 x 2 inches

Objects of Ethnicity (detail)

Rescuing the Fragment, 1991/92, triptych
From Folk Art to Fine Art (work in progress detail)
Xerox on plastic, pins, drawn threads,
Latvian, Russian, and English text by Sandra Kalniete from Latvian Tapestry
75 x 32 x 2 inches

Belt from Lielvarde/Lielvardes Josta, 1990
Woven, traditional Latvian pick-up technique
dyed, wool, cotton, barbed wire, 72 x 96 x 6 inches

Belt from Lielvarde/Lielvardes Josta, 1990 (detail)

Latvian Flag II/Dievs, tava zeme deg, 1983
Woven, traditional Latvian pick-up technique
dyed warp, cotton, wool, synthetics, 40 x 90 inches
Collection of the Latvian Cultural Centre, Toronto, Ontario

Latvian Flag II/Dievs, tava zeme deg, 1983 (detail)