Katherine Toukhy
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Earth Bodies

Earth Bodies
ongoing, since 2018

Figures and landscapes meld in these works, and some combine flat and relief surfaces made out of collaged and painted paper, canvas, fabrics, and plaster. The sculptural quality of the relief pieces mimics a topography of self-constructed history and place. All the works allude to dislocation while re-integrating body and land, recovering from violence.

Flight, 2018, paper, ink, stiffened canvas, acrylic, fabric

Black brown earth riot and golden , 2023, paper pulp on foam, stiffened yarn, turmeric, coffee grinds, acrylic. Permanent Collection of Arab American National Museum, MI. Photo credit: Jacob Sait Ermete

Black brown earth riot and golden, 2023, paper pulp on foam, stiffened yarn, turmeric, coffee grinds, acrylic. Permanent Collection of Arab American National Museum, MI. Photo credit: Jacob Sait Ermete

Black brown earth riot and golden , detail, 2023, paper pulp on foam, stiffened yarn, turmeric, coffee grinds, acrylic. Photo credit: Jacob Sait Ermete

Black brown earth riot and golden, detail, 2023, paper pulp on foam, stiffened yarn, turmeric, coffee grinds, acrylic. Photo credit: Jacob Sait Ermete

Black brown earth riot and golden , detail, 2023, paper pulp on foam, stiffened yarn, turmeric, coffee grinds, acrylic. Photo credit: Jacob Sait Ermete

Black brown earth riot and golden, detail, 2023, paper pulp on foam, stiffened yarn, turmeric, coffee grinds, acrylic. Photo credit: Jacob Sait Ermete

Detail, Black brown earth riot and golden , paper pulp and pigments

Detail, Black brown earth riot and golden, paper pulp and pigments

Installation shot of Black brown earth riot and golden at Arab American National Museum, MI. Photo credit: Jacob Sait Ermete

Installation shot of Black brown earth riot and golden at Arab American National Museum, MI. Photo credit: Jacob Sait Ermete

Rooting , 2023, paper pulp, used coffee filters, braided plastic bags, turmeric, clay stains, acrylic, coffee grinds, glue, foraged seed, 10 in x 11 in

Rooting, 2023, paper pulp, used coffee filters, braided plastic bags, turmeric, clay stains, acrylic, coffee grinds, glue, foraged seed, 10 in x 11 in

Rooted , detail, paper pulp, turmeric stains, used coffee filters, coffee grinds, glue, clay stains, acrylic, braided plastic bags

Rooted, detail, paper pulp, turmeric stains, used coffee filters, coffee grinds, glue, clay stains, acrylic, braided plastic bags

Cyclic, 2022, monoprint on paper, 31 x 32 inch

Cyclic, 2022, monoprint on paper, 31 x 32 inch

Cyclic detail, 2022, monoprint

Cyclic detail, 2022, monoprint

Cyclic detail, 2022, monoprint

Cyclic detail, 2022, monoprint

The Carriers/Breakers , 2022, watercolor, acrylic, embroidery thread, ink, on cut out paper, 42 in x 34 in high

The Carriers/Breakers, 2022, watercolor, acrylic, embroidery thread, ink, on cut out paper, 42 in x 34 in high

The Carriers/ Breakers installation shot, Fowler-Kellogg Art Center, Chautauqua, NY

The Carriers/ Breakers installation shot, Fowler-Kellogg Art Center, Chautauqua, NY

Flight, 2018, Paper, ink, acrylic, lace, fabric, stiffened canvas, 6 ft. tall x 5.5 ft For many years, I revisited the viral image of “the blue bra woman,” an unnamed protestor from Tahrir Square who was viciously assaulted by the police in 20

Flight, 2018, Paper, ink, acrylic, lace, fabric, stiffened canvas, 6 ft. tall x 5.5 ft

For many years, I revisited the viral image of “the blue bra woman,” an unnamed protestor from Tahrir Square who was viciously assaulted by the police in 2011. I was finally able to rework drawings of her figure enough to make this mixed media piece, caught between flying and falling.

Flight , 2018, detail

Flight, 2018, detail

Two of the relief pieces in conversation at Trestle Gallery

Two of the relief pieces in conversation at Trestle Gallery

Midnight Turned Itself Over , 2020, Canvas, acrylic, plaster, wire, crochet, fabric, 4 ft x 7 ft x. 6.5 in

Midnight Turned Itself Over, 2020, Canvas, acrylic, plaster, wire, crochet, fabric, 4 ft x 7 ft x. 6.5 in

For Nadia Murad, 2018, Paper, acrylic, watercolor, 37 x 19 in

For Nadia Murad, 2018, Paper, acrylic, watercolor, 37 x 19 in

Waking Roses Are Dynamos (title from Etel Adnan poem) 2019, mixed media wall piece, variable dimensions The essential form was reworked from an ancient Egyptian painting of a dancer, then her head became a cocoon made of camouflage fabric and twi

Waking Roses Are Dynamos (title from Etel Adnan poem) 2019, mixed media wall piece, variable dimensions

The essential form was reworked from an ancient Egyptian painting of a dancer, then her head became a cocoon made of camouflage fabric and twisted wire.

Waking Roses Are Dynamos, 2019, detail of top

Waking Roses Are Dynamos, 2019, detail of top

Waking Roses Are Dynamos (title from Etel Adnan poem), 2019, detail

Waking Roses Are Dynamos (title from Etel Adnan poem), 2019, detail

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Black brown earth riot and golden , 2023, paper pulp on foam, stiffened yarn, turmeric, coffee grinds, acrylic. Permanent Collection of Arab American National Museum, MI. Photo credit: Jacob Sait Ermete
Black brown earth riot and golden , detail, 2023, paper pulp on foam, stiffened yarn, turmeric, coffee grinds, acrylic. Photo credit: Jacob Sait Ermete
Black brown earth riot and golden , detail, 2023, paper pulp on foam, stiffened yarn, turmeric, coffee grinds, acrylic. Photo credit: Jacob Sait Ermete
Detail, Black brown earth riot and golden , paper pulp and pigments
Installation shot of Black brown earth riot and golden at Arab American National Museum, MI. Photo credit: Jacob Sait Ermete
Rooting , 2023, paper pulp, used coffee filters, braided plastic bags, turmeric, clay stains, acrylic, coffee grinds, glue, foraged seed, 10 in x 11 in
Rooted , detail, paper pulp, turmeric stains, used coffee filters, coffee grinds, glue, clay stains, acrylic, braided plastic bags
Cyclic, 2022, monoprint on paper, 31 x 32 inch
Cyclic detail, 2022, monoprint
Cyclic detail, 2022, monoprint
The Carriers/Breakers , 2022, watercolor, acrylic, embroidery thread, ink, on cut out paper, 42 in x 34 in high
The Carriers/ Breakers installation shot, Fowler-Kellogg Art Center, Chautauqua, NY
Flight, 2018, Paper, ink, acrylic, lace, fabric, stiffened canvas, 6 ft. tall x 5.5 ft For many years, I revisited the viral image of “the blue bra woman,” an unnamed protestor from Tahrir Square who was viciously assaulted by the police in 20
Flight , 2018, detail
Two of the relief pieces in conversation at Trestle Gallery
Midnight Turned Itself Over , 2020, Canvas, acrylic, plaster, wire, crochet, fabric, 4 ft x 7 ft x. 6.5 in
For Nadia Murad, 2018, Paper, acrylic, watercolor, 37 x 19 in
Waking Roses Are Dynamos (title from Etel Adnan poem) 2019, mixed media wall piece, variable dimensions The essential form was reworked from an ancient Egyptian painting of a dancer, then her head became a cocoon made of camouflage fabric and twi
Waking Roses Are Dynamos, 2019, detail of top
Waking Roses Are Dynamos (title from Etel Adnan poem), 2019, detail