Between the Lines

The preponderance of trim and molding in Detroit’s architectural salvage yards speaks to the extent of housing foreclosures in the city. Between the Lines reimagines these materials as a DIY project writ large. A familiar, domestic, and at times excessive material used to outline doors, windows, and walls acquires mass and playful contours that serve as both a subliminal reminder of its past and a renewed identity in its reorientation. In repurposing trim and molding, Between the Lines flips the orientation of the common material to reveal its profile edge. Layers of molding are compiled together to form impromptu extended edges that when milled and stacked compound to an articulated mass. The voids between stacked profiles are pronounced through the articulation of color, with the linear surfaces of the molding painted fluorescent pink to reinforce the objects’ interiors. In doing so, the relationship between moldings’ cut edge (its profile that is typically hidden) and its surface is flipped.

Sidewalk Festival Detroit.

Installation.
Detroit, Michigan
Year: 2018