Pass Over
2024
Watercolor, ink and water, photographic transfer, on silk
In Pass Over, Erin Bird creates a contemplative composition of cerulean blues and ethereal whites, capturing a moment suspended between generations.
The artist leans towards her daughter, as if to share a story or a secret, encapsulated within an egg-like shape—a symbol of new life and potential. Overlaying their forms is a horse—its neck arched gracefully above them, transparent and ghost-like. As a child, Bird was captivated by horses—a fierce but unobtainable longing within the confines of poverty.
Echoing the Jewish tradition of Passover, which celebrates liberation and the enduring bonds of family, Pass Over embodies a journey from confinement to hope. The spectral horse mirrors the quest for freedom, and longing for a passage from bondage to liberation, while the egg-like shape signifies rebirth and the promise of new beginnings.
This yearning transcended generations, finding a reflection in her daughter’s similar fixation. Pass Over questions whether such dreams are fleeting phases or deeply ingrained legacies, possibly passed down through genetic memory.
Gestural marks, veiled between mother and daughter, rhythmic across the silk—translucent and fluid. These marks symbolize the slow, patient seep of renewal and transformation, much like water's persistent erosion shaping our landscape over centuries.
Pass Over stands as a meditation on the enduring bonds between mother and daughter, the persistence of dreams, and the silent transmission of hope across time. The interplay of memory, longing, and hope floats in a state of becoming, inviting viewers to contemplate the ways in which our deepest desires shape and are shaped by those we love, much like the timeless traditions that pass through generations, fostering resilience and renewal.
2024
Watercolor, ink and water, photographic transfer, on silk
In Pass Over, Erin Bird creates a contemplative composition of cerulean blues and ethereal whites, capturing a moment suspended between generations.
The artist leans towards her daughter, as if to share a story or a secret, encapsulated within an egg-like shape—a symbol of new life and potential. Overlaying their forms is a horse—its neck arched gracefully above them, transparent and ghost-like. As a child, Bird was captivated by horses—a fierce but unobtainable longing within the confines of poverty.
Echoing the Jewish tradition of Passover, which celebrates liberation and the enduring bonds of family, Pass Over embodies a journey from confinement to hope. The spectral horse mirrors the quest for freedom, and longing for a passage from bondage to liberation, while the egg-like shape signifies rebirth and the promise of new beginnings.
This yearning transcended generations, finding a reflection in her daughter’s similar fixation. Pass Over questions whether such dreams are fleeting phases or deeply ingrained legacies, possibly passed down through genetic memory.
Gestural marks, veiled between mother and daughter, rhythmic across the silk—translucent and fluid. These marks symbolize the slow, patient seep of renewal and transformation, much like water's persistent erosion shaping our landscape over centuries.
Pass Over stands as a meditation on the enduring bonds between mother and daughter, the persistence of dreams, and the silent transmission of hope across time. The interplay of memory, longing, and hope floats in a state of becoming, inviting viewers to contemplate the ways in which our deepest desires shape and are shaped by those we love, much like the timeless traditions that pass through generations, fostering resilience and renewal.
2024
Watercolor, ink and water, photographic transfer, on silk
In Pass Over, Erin Bird creates a contemplative composition of cerulean blues and ethereal whites, capturing a moment suspended between generations.
The artist leans towards her daughter, as if to share a story or a secret, encapsulated within an egg-like shape—a symbol of new life and potential. Overlaying their forms is a horse—its neck arched gracefully above them, transparent and ghost-like. As a child, Bird was captivated by horses—a fierce but unobtainable longing within the confines of poverty.
Echoing the Jewish tradition of Passover, which celebrates liberation and the enduring bonds of family, Pass Over embodies a journey from confinement to hope. The spectral horse mirrors the quest for freedom, and longing for a passage from bondage to liberation, while the egg-like shape signifies rebirth and the promise of new beginnings.
This yearning transcended generations, finding a reflection in her daughter’s similar fixation. Pass Over questions whether such dreams are fleeting phases or deeply ingrained legacies, possibly passed down through genetic memory.
Gestural marks, veiled between mother and daughter, rhythmic across the silk—translucent and fluid. These marks symbolize the slow, patient seep of renewal and transformation, much like water's persistent erosion shaping our landscape over centuries.
Pass Over stands as a meditation on the enduring bonds between mother and daughter, the persistence of dreams, and the silent transmission of hope across time. The interplay of memory, longing, and hope floats in a state of becoming, inviting viewers to contemplate the ways in which our deepest desires shape and are shaped by those we love, much like the timeless traditions that pass through generations, fostering resilience and renewal.