Artist Statement

Andi B. Meyer’s work explores memory, lineage, and material transformation through fiber, printmaking, and mixed media. Drawing from archaeological fragments, mythic archetypes, and domestic labor, she creates objects that function as contemporary artifacts—works that exist between ritual object, relic, and image. Figures, vessels, and landscapes emerge through layering, erosion, and repetition, reflecting the ways histories are constructed, obscured, and reactivated over time.

Material is structural within Meyer’s practice rather than illustrative. Wool, paper, ink, thread, and natural fibers are selected for their cultural histories as much as their physical properties. Processes such as felting, weaving, monoprinting, and image transfer introduce both control and unpredictability, allowing material resistance to shape the final form. Surfaces retain evidence of touch, compression, and duration, positioning process as both record and meaning.

Recurring references to goddess forms, reliquaries, and liminal landscapes anchor the work. The feminine body appears not as portraiture but as architecture—an organizing presence tied to land, cycles, and endurance. These figures operate as symbolic structures rather than narratives, collapsing historical and contemporary visual languages into a shared field.

Meyer approaches each piece as an excavation. The work invites proximity and slow looking, encouraging viewers to encounter it as something unearthed rather than depicted. Through repetition, material integrity, and sustained care, the objects accumulate resonance—holding memory while continuing to gather meaning over time.