CHANNING HANSEN
I, Algorithm: Index, 2021
California Variegated Mutant (Myth), California Variegated Mutant (Rhea), California Variegated Mutant (Sriracha), California Variegated Mutant (Talia), Cotswold (Sassy), Jersey Wooly (Miss Maple), Romeldale (January), Romeldale (Qassiopeia), Romedale (Shelby), Romedale (Tapestry), Cotswold (Sassy), and Teeswater (F2019 -0339) fibers; Tussah silk, and Mulberry silk; holographic polymers, and photo-luminescent recycled polyester fibers; Ingeo corn, soy silk, and pineapple fibers; Sequoioideae Redwood
62 x 62 in.
12 x 12 in. each (25 units)
12 x 12 in. each (25 units)
Photo: Adam Reich
Further images
For each series Channing Hansen creates, he also knits an index. The index is an artwork containing examples of each variable that can be found in the algorithm for the...
For each series Channing Hansen creates, he also knits an index. The index is an artwork containing examples of each variable that can be found in the algorithm for the series. I, Algorithm: Index is a grid containing one unit for each of the 25 variables that appear throughout the work in the show. The fibers, colors, stitches, and patterns included in the index appear in countless configurations and combinations across the artworks in I, Algorithm. The index functions as the show's genetic code, expressed in surprising ways across unique individuals.
In fact, genetic drift is both medium and message in Channing Hansen's work. The artist maintains relationships with a small group of conservation-breed sheep farmers, often sourcing wool from the offspring of sheep present in previous generations of work. In tribute to these collaborators, their latin names and given nicknames are present in the materials list of each work.
In fact, genetic drift is both medium and message in Channing Hansen's work. The artist maintains relationships with a small group of conservation-breed sheep farmers, often sourcing wool from the offspring of sheep present in previous generations of work. In tribute to these collaborators, their latin names and given nicknames are present in the materials list of each work.