Sorghum Knots: Poetics of Repair, 2025

Knot-tying performance and spoken narration. Text from U.S. Army’s Guide to Rope, Knot Tying, and Rigging (FM 5-125). Sorghum-dyed cotton rope and ceramic hair barrettes.

Pulling from the U.S. Army’s Guide to Rope, Knot Tying, and Rigging (FM 5-125) by the Department of the Army, Sorghum Knots: Poetics of Repair utilizes text and  diagrams of knot tying as outlined by the U.S. Army, selecting language from the text that speaks to repair.