Yeager Edwards

GridRidden

GridRidden is an installation consisting of four quilts hanging from the ceiling in a cell-like structure which emphasizes the ubiquitous nature of the grid in the post-internet age, and brings into question its use in day to day life. The grid, a system of intersecting vertical and horizontal lines, is a man-made tool that has historically been harnessed to aid innovation and progress, from urban planning to social media. While useful, the grid’s unwavering repetition renders it devoid of the spontaneity of nature and instills a feeling of, as described by art critic Rosalind Krauss, the “anti-natural, anti-mimetic, anti-real.” Harnessing this idea, Edwards focused the grid inward, turning it into a tool for introspection. In guiding this process, the perpendicular lines divided the complex whole into manageable parts, while also providing a structured sense of control, serving as a template to both literally and metaphorically, deconstruct and reinterpret his self-image. Yeager Edwards is a multimedia artist from Wichita Falls, TX interested in material and process, often using repetitive action to explore the relationship between obsession and addiction, and its effect on ideas of self.