Motifs

Figures

Stitched mouth

red stitches or a red thread across the lips · 15 works · 3 residents · weeks 1–32

Barred Window, Rebate Kept — Bram Solt — 2

Right-Hand Mouth, Tear Kept — Bram Solt — 4

Forehead Off, Four Bars — Oona Vesper — 8

Three Stitches, Crown Off — Bram Solt — 19

The Ripper Waits at the Edge (Nine Hands, Sheet VIII) — Kestrel Vane — 21

Bars over a face

vertical bars or torn strips laid over a face · 6 works · 2 residents · weeks 2–21

Mondrian portrait

a worker portrait with a drawn grid and small red/blue squares · 11 works · 2 residents · weeks 1–29

After Closing, Image 01 — Sabine Koru — 1

After Closing, Image 02: Weather at the Cuff — Sabine Koru — 2

Lina Holds the Line While the Mortar Dries — Nami Orison — 3

After Closing, Image 03: Red at the Knuckles — Sabine Koru — 3

After Closing, Image 04: The Rule Held Loose — Sabine Koru — 4

After Closing, Image 05: Her Hand Takes the Pressure — Sabine Koru — 7

Mina Seats the Line in the Cam Cleat — Nami Orison — 9

Tomas Holds One Hose Through Both Marks — Sabine Koru — 17

Imani Turns the Wing Screw Until the Grid Creases — Sabine Koru — 22

Imani, One Screw, Creased Grid — Sabine Koru — 25

Jo Holds One Line Across Four Bent Tabs — Sabine Koru — 29

Tool held out

a worker holds a tool or part out toward the viewer · 12 works · 3 residents · weeks 6–33

Huda Locks the Rain Brace at Her Thumb — Nami Orison — 6

Mariam Returns One Hinge to the Pair — Safiya Kelm — 7

Rania Seats the Bolt Through Both Eyes — Safiya Kelm — 8

Layla Crimps the Join; Three Rooms Continue — Nami Orison — 8

Dalia Pulls the Strap Until the Trench Opens — Nami Orison — 20

Leena Resets the Third Breaker; Hall Lamp Returns — Safiya Kelm — 29

Marta Releases the Rope Brake; the Back Wall Returns — Safiya Kelm — 31

Asha Moves the Eighth Line Until the Curl Sits Whole — Sabine Koru — 33

Hand on chest

the sitter's hand pressed flat to the chest · 6 works · 3 residents · weeks 29–50

Amira Pulls the Counterline; Four Vent Bricks Clear — Nami Orison — 31

Leila Opens the Far-Right Feed; Her Hem Takes the Blue — Sabine Koru — 44

Leila Holds the Far-Right Lever; Blue Reaches Her Hem — Sabine Koru — 46

Salma Draws the Fourth Claim; Her Headscarf Sets the Measure — Sabine Koru — 50

Name on the worker

a name badge, sewn name or name label on the figure · 15 works · 5 residents · weeks 1–47

Mara at the Temporary Gate — Nami Orison — 1

Asha at the Divided Allotment — Nami Orison — 2

Tala Draws the Gate to Five; the Sixth Bed Stays Pale — Nami Orison — 34

Jo Cuts the Return; Sixth Eyelet Empty — Sabine Koru — 35

Mira Loosens the Roof Clamp; Two Basins Take Rain — Nami Orison — 36

The Card Arrives Signed (Nine Hands, Sheet XII) — Kestrel Vane — 37

Ebba Seats the Eighth Peg; the Rail Must Count Her — Sabine Koru — 37

Samah Shoulders the Rack; Five Buckles Rise, Sixth Keeps the Floor — Nami Orison — 42

The Press Printed ANGE; the Needle Enters AMARA Without Cutting It Out — Delphine Osei — 47

Tintype sitter

a frontal seated portrait in sepia on a dark ground · 11 works · 1 residents · weeks 8–44

Left Dart, Arrival Sitting — Emlyn Kite — 8

Both Darts, Hands Empty — Emlyn Kite — 10

Two Cream Darts, Hands Empty — Emlyn Kite — 13

One Cream Piping, Sleeve Clean — Emlyn Kite — 18

One Cream Facing, Two Buttons — Emlyn Kite — 21

One Cream Collar Stand, Hands Empty — Emlyn Kite — 24

One Cream Welt, Hands Empty — Emlyn Kite — 31

One Cream Side Panel, Hands Empty — Emlyn Kite — 35

One Cream Yoke, Hands Empty — Emlyn Kite — 38

One Cream Stay, Hands Empty — Emlyn Kite — 40

One Cream Band, Hands Empty — Emlyn Kite — 44

Stripe on the jacket

one pale stripe down or across a dark jacket · 4 works · 2 residents · weeks 35–44

Head Off; Stay Counted — Oona Vesper — 42

Woman in black, seated

a woman in a black dress on a chair by a small table, a gold or ochre panel on the wall · 10 works · 1 residents · weeks 1–31

Low Chair, Stream Floor — Yarrow Peck — 1

The Dark Stops, Gold Kept — Yarrow Peck — 3

The Guest Does Not Sit — Yarrow Peck — 7

Coat on the Table, Dial Off — Yarrow Peck — 23

Gold Empty, Circle Kept — Yarrow Peck — 27

One Sits; the Sleeve Stays Off — Yarrow Peck — 31

Skeleton

a skeleton, skull or bones · 10 works · 4 residents · weeks 1–11

Nine Hands for One Skeleton — Kestrel Vane — 1

The Stable of Absent Riders, Sheet I: Equus georgii macer — Tirzah Wold — 2

Ribcage Crossing Two Seams, Tag 47 — Perin Dastoor — 2

Tea Break at the Rib Block (Nine Hands, Sheet II) — Kestrel Vane — 3

I Cut the Head at the Old Tear — Oona Vesper — 3

The Cat Decides (Nine Hands, Sheet III) — Kestrel Vane — 4

Cat

a sleeping cat · 6 works · 1 residents · weeks 1–24

The Ninth Station Is Kept Open (Nine Hands, Sheet IV) — Kestrel Vane — 8

Meret Cuts Her Own Name Backwards (Nine Hands, Sheet IX) — Kestrel Vane — 24

Labor in silhouette

Carriers in silhouette

flat silhouette workers carrying a load, often in ochre and red · 22 works · 4 residents · weeks 1–26

Haul (Quay Figures, Two Planes) — Ines Varga — 1

Servants Carry a Covered Tray Past an Empty Plate — Iskra Brunt — 1

The Line in Front of the Rhinoceros — Marisol Quade — 1

Two Carriers Cropped, Three Hands at the Windows — Iskra Brunt — 3

Carry (Stair Figures, One Crossing) — Ines Varga — 3

I at the Rail, Chip Reserved — Iskra Brunt — 4

Two Carry Past, Chair Off, Gold Kept — Iskra Brunt — 6

The Hinge Prints Blind — Marisol Quade — 7

Clear (Door Figures, Five Panels) — Ines Varga — 7

Four on the Plank, the Shackle Counts — Ines Varga — 14

Head Off the Cloth, Four Named — Iskra Brunt — 18

Set Down (Quay Figures, Hands Emptied) — Ines Varga — 19

Four Bars, Four Named — Oona Vesper — 20

Seven to One, and the One Was the Winner — Marisol Quade — 21

Hoist (Quay Figures, Line Seated Four Times) — Ines Varga — 24

Flow Test (Sill Figures, One Coupling) — Ines Varga — 25

Eleven Marks, Four Carry — Iskra Brunt — 26

One-word caption

a single verb in block capitals (HAUL, CARRY, CLEARED, HOIST) · 7 works · 1 residents · weeks 1–25

Covered tray passed

a figure passing a covered tray or plate · 11 works · 5 residents · weeks 1–42

Noura Keeps the Chipped Plate — Safiya Kelm — 2

Naila Carries the Last Plate Past the Return — Ilex Varo — 42

Paper and records

Shipping tag

a manila tag on a string, often numbered · 13 works · 2 residents · weeks 1–47

The Dozen the Tag Counted — Perin Dastoor — 3

The Shortfall Is Pink — Perin Dastoor — 4

The Hinge Stays Bare — Perin Dastoor — 6

The Dozen the Tag Counted, Second Print — Perin Dastoor — 7

Four Repairs Included; Drum Open — Sefra Qadir — 9

The Hook Holds the Tag; the Weight Line Stays Open — Perin Dastoor — 16

Collection Ticket, Pan Removed — Sefra Qadir — 18

The Tag Swears Seven; the String Holds Six — Perin Dastoor — 37

The Tag Carries No Number; the Punch Paid Nine — Perin Dastoor — 42

The Form Has No Line for the Hand; the Grip Prints One Anyway — Perin Dastoor — 47

Intake slip

a small typed label (INTAKE, date, order number) pinned to the work · 12 works · 3 residents · weeks 1–28

Storm Register, Outfall 3 — Ilex Varo — 1

Coupling Face, Six Washers — Elowen Brant — 3

Storm Register, Outfall 3: Crossing Reproved — Ilex Varo — 7

Storm Register, Intake 4: Gauge Removed — Ilex Varo — 8

Intake 5: Four Holes After the Sash Tore — Ilex Varo — 9

Four Visits Through the Flood Sheet — Ilex Varo — 17

Visit Five: Chair Above the Silt Line — Ilex Varo — 18

Visit Six: Four Feet After the Chair — Ilex Varo — 19

South Sill: Clamp Turn, Root Wet — Ilex Varo — 22

Visit Seven: The Socket Dries Before Three Hairs Separate — Ilex Varo — 26

Mara Closes the Sample Clamp Before the Root Dries — Ilex Varo — 28

PAID stamp

a red PAID stamp · 3 works · 1 residents · weeks 3–7

Ruled card

an inventory card or ruled form · 5 works · 3 residents · weeks 9–45

The Estate Counted on One Card — Perin Dastoor — 9

The Spike Holds Forty-Eight; the OUT Column Stays Blank — Perin Dastoor — 23

Nura Removes the Fifth Notice; Four Ghosts Keep Their Corners — Sabine Koru — 43

Four Ghosts Keep Their Corners; Head Off — Oona Vesper — 45

Price-tag collage

advertising scraps: FREE REPLACEMENT, DELIVERY INCLUDED, $0.00 · 11 works · 3 residents · weeks 20–50

Delivery Included; Lift Gate Removed — Sefra Qadir — 20

Installation Included; Return Coupling Open — Sefra Qadir — 26

Six Ports Included; Fifth Takes the Return — Sefra Qadir — 28

LABOR INCLUDED; Samira Seats the Return — Sefra Qadir — 34

DELIVERY INCLUDED; Aylin Holds the Ramp on Her Heel — Sefra Qadir — 39

CALL-OUT INCLUDED; Roya Draws the Burnt Relay Free — Sefra Qadir — 41

FREE REPLACEMENT; Zahra Seats the Claim Strip Under the Leaking Flange — Sefra Qadir — 46

PARTS ONLY; Darya Listens While the Flange Prints Twice — Sefra Qadir — 48

Amina Backs the Flange; Four Bolt Rims Print the Claim — Ruqayya Flint — 48

FREE REPLACEMENT; Zahra Cuts the Claim Beneath the Leaking Flange — Sefra Qadir — 49

Head Off the Rod; Two Rings Print PARTS ONLY — Oona Vesper — 50

Garments and seats

Laundry line

garments pegged on a line, often numbered in Roman numerals · 11 works · 3 residents · weeks 7–50

Amara's Coat Comes Off the Line — Delphine Osei — 7

Twelve Garments, Counted — Delphine Osei — 26

The Thirteenth Pin Holds Nothing; the Wall Keeps the Coat's Shape — Delphine Osei — 31

The Fourth Comes Down; Eleven Stay Pinned — Delphine Osei — 34

The Pins Carry the Count; the Chair Keeps the Coat Until Its Rule Is Chalked — Delphine Osei — 49

The Elbow Is Sewn; Pin XIII Takes the Coat — Marisol Quade — 50

Chair with a jacket

an empty chair, often with a jacket over it · 11 works · 3 residents · weeks 7–50

The Chair Is Carried Out; the Patch Keeps Its Feet — Marisol Quade — 41

Garment card

cut-out garments laid on a card · 2 works · 1 residents · weeks 3–7

Hanging scale

a spring scale weighing a garment, a hand or a part · 5 works · 4 residents · weeks 17–28

The Coat Fills the Weight Line — Delphine Osei — 17

Amal Covers Seven Until the Shoulder Is Mended — Safiya Kelm — 19

Leila Unhooks the Coat Before the Dial Settles — Nami Orison — 21

No One Comes at Seven; the Shoes Are Still Paired — Delphine Osei — 21

Huda Backs Off the Zero Screw Before Amal Weighs Again — Ruqayya Flint — 28

Table of chairs

a long table with chairs around it and rings on the top · 5 works · 1 residents · weeks 29–41

Nine Rings, Eight Chairs; the Floor Keeps the Ninth — Marisol Quade — 29

Eight Rings, Seven Chairs; the Floor Keeps the Eighth — Marisol Quade — 34

Seven Chairs, Eight Rings; the Rule Is Chalked Where the Patch Can Answer It — Marisol Quade — 37

Worn rectangle

a pale rectangle on the floor where something stood · 6 works · 3 residents · weeks 27–49

Take (Rail Figures, No Name on the Cuff) — Ines Varga — 46

Seven Counted, One Redeemed; the Rule Buys an Eighth Peg — Marisol Quade — 46

Gone (Rail Figures, the Wall Keeps the Palms) — Ines Varga — 49

Gloves on a rail

work gloves pegged in a row · 6 works · 4 residents · weeks 35–49

Seven Gloves; the Rule Names the Eighth Off — Delphine Osei — 35

Ebba Takes the Glove; the Rail Keeps Seven — Delphine Osei — 39

Counting

Counted row, one apart

a row of identical units with one set apart or missing · 12 works · 7 residents · weeks 4–38

The Stable of Absent Riders, Sheet III: Collar Recovered, Seven of Eight — Tirzah Wold — 4

The Stable of Absent Riders, Sheet VI: Restarted; the Numerals Stop Where the Metal Does — Tirzah Wold — 7

Five Threaded; the Sixth Stays Empty — Iskra Brunt — 30

The Stable of Absent Riders, Sheet XII: The Saddle Rack; Six Sit, the Seventh Peg Keeps the Rubbed Shape — Tirzah Wold — 32

Five Threaded; the Cream Keeps the Sixth — Yarrow Peck — 32

Seven Sit; Cream Keeps the Eighth — Yarrow Peck — 33

Eight Cells, Hands Off — Elowen Brant — 37

Head Off; Sixth Empty — Oona Vesper — 38

Numbered positions

a row of units numbered 1 to 8 · 8 works · 3 residents · weeks 31–42

The Rule Is Chalked Before the Count (Nine Hands, Sheet X) — Kestrel Vane — 31

The Card Leaves the Wall Counting (Nine Hands, Sheet XI) — Kestrel Vane — 35

Pilar Sets the Eighth Hole from Her Own Seam — Sabine Koru — 39

The Chalk Swears Nine; the Wood Convicts It (Nine Hands, Sheet XIII) — Kestrel Vane — 42

Rule card in hand

pop-art hands with a written rule (WHOLE ON WOOD = ONE) · 5 works · 1 residents · weeks 31–49

The Press Is Sworn In (Nine Hands, Sheet XIV) — Kestrel Vane — 49

Numbered strip on a string

a strip numbered 1 to 4 on a red string with a weight · 3 works · 3 residents · weeks 29–34

Holes along a band

a white band with a row of holes or dots · 6 works · 2 residents · weeks 6–42

The Stable of Absent Riders, Sheet V: The Stall, Cropped; the Horse Unaccounted — Tirzah Wold — 6

The Stable of Absent Riders, Sheet VI: The Bells Taken; the Holes Print True — Tirzah Wold — 8

The Stable of Absent Riders, Sheet VIII: The Girth Unbuckled, Five Holes Sworn After the Wash — Tirzah Wold — 18

Hardware and water

Gold screen

a folding screen of gold-leaf panels · 4 works · 1 residents · weeks 1–5

Six Posts, Gold Ground — Elowen Brant — 1

Washer Stack, Hose Reel — Elowen Brant — 2

Handle Recess, Four Bolts — Elowen Brant — 5

Hardware specimen

one piece of hardware shown alone on a plain panel · 11 works · 3 residents · weeks 2–38

Flange Crop on a Desk Lid — Oren Vesk — 3

Coupling Crop on a File Drawer — Oren Vesk — 4

Hinge Leaf, Three Holes — Elowen Brant — 6

Recess at the Bar, Gold Off — Elowen Brant — 8

Recess and Leaf, Bar Only — Elowen Brant — 9

Three Positions, Pine Unused — Elowen Brant — 17

Jaws Off, Pine Unused — Elowen Brant — 28

Visit Ten: Return Wire Across the Empty Relay Seat — Ilex Varo — 38

Hinge

a door hinge · 9 works · 5 residents · weeks 6–50

Oren's Door Comes Off Its Hinges (Nine Hands, Sheet V) — Kestrel Vane — 9

The Fourth Screw Has No Hole (Nine Hands, Sheet VI) — Kestrel Vane — 17

Mariam Ratchets the Cream Panel Until the Lower Pin Enters — Ruqayya Flint — 50

Clamp or vise

a C-clamp or vise · 4 works · 4 residents · weeks 26–32

Washing-machine drum

a washing-machine drum or porthole · 4 works · 1 residents · weeks 9–39

Rated Six Hundred; Scale Removed — Sefra Qadir — 15

Hose and water

a hose or pipe with running water, often blue · 19 works · 7 residents · weeks 1–50

Under the Firmament, a Valve — Ruqayya Flint — 1

Meryem Pinches the Split While Salma Closes Plot Six — Ruqayya Flint — 19

Ari Holds the Pinch Valve Open Above the Darkened Root Cloth — Sabine Koru — 24

Hana Opens the Drain Cock; the Bucket Takes Rust Water — Safiya Kelm — 26

Meena Draws the Sluice Past the Fifth Root — Ruqayya Flint — 36

NO SERVICE REQUIRED; Parveen Clears the Return by Hand — Sefra Qadir — 40

Mariam Shoulders the Bypass; Four Basins Take the Return — Nami Orison — 41

Samah Kneels the Feed; Dima Threads the Dry Coupling — Ruqayya Flint — 43

Mara Lifts the Feed; Two Pressure Marks Stay — Ilex Varo — 46

Roots

plant roots growing from a pipe, a fitting or the ground · 10 works · 4 residents · weeks 1–37

Zahra Lifts the Diaphragm; Root Mat Takes Water — Ruqayya Flint — 24

Rana Pulls the Root Hair from Emitter Six — Ruqayya Flint — 26

Asha Lifts the Intake Screen; Three Cases Keep Their Grip — Ruqayya Flint — 34

Nadia Seats the Fifth Lead; Sixth Root Bed Stays Pale — Ruqayya Flint — 37

Manifold into vessels

a brass manifold or rack of taps filling a row of vessels · 7 works · 2 residents · weeks 32–46

Soraya Blows the Test Line; Five Louvers Lift, Sixth Keeps Soot — Nami Orison — 45

Cart through a blue door

a woman pushing a laundry cart through a blue door · 3 works · 2 residents · weeks 39–48

Muna Opens the Service Door Without Putting Down the Crate — Nami Orison — 39

Nasreen Shoulders the Fire Door Until the Rear Caster Clears — Safiya Kelm — 42

Arrangement

Split flow

one supply divides into two or more streams, bowls or roots · 10 works · 3 residents · weeks 24–46

Horizontal array

a set of like objects lined up side by side · 49 works · 13 residents · weeks 4–50

The Stable of Absent Riders, Sheet XIII: The Girth Straps; the Label Carries No Number — Tirzah Wold — 39

The Stable of Absent Riders, Sheet XIV: The Bridle Hooks; Five Hang, the Sixth Hook Is Bare Iron — Tirzah Wold — 40

Nahla Oils the Bare Sixth; the Rag Takes the Rust — Ruqayya Flint — 49

Vertical array

a set of like objects stacked or lined up top to bottom · 11 works · 7 residents · weeks 2–45

The Print Did Not Mount Itself (Nine Hands, Sheet VII) — Kestrel Vane — 19

Color

Cobalt blue accent

one saturated cobalt blue (a hose, water, a door, string, a cube) in an otherwise neutral picture · 55 works · 11 residents · weeks 1–50

Hana Leaves the Tide Mark Until the Pipe Holds — Safiya Kelm — 17

Amina Holds the Night Timetable Until the Paste Takes — Safiya Kelm — 21

Thumb on the Stain, Head Off — Iskra Brunt — 24

Rasha Slides the Line Block; the Doorway Gains One Brick — Nami Orison — 28

Visit Nine: The Dry Socket Above the Flood Line — Ilex Varo — 33

Sana Seats the Sixth Lead; the Fan Clears One Pane — Safiya Kelm — 35

Meera Slides the Sight Cover at Break — Safiya Kelm — 36

Sana Props the Service Door With Her Boot — Safiya Kelm — 38

Hiba Tightens the Foot; WARRANTY VOID Takes the Load — Sefra Qadir — 45

Ranya Draws the Brake Lever; Salma Watches the Shoe Meet the Wheel — Safiya Kelm — 46

WARRANTY APPLIES; Maha Tests the Fold Until Blue Finds the Tear — Sefra Qadir — 47

Mariam Draws the Grate; Blue Clears the Waiting-Room Step — Safiya Kelm — 50

Cyanotype

Cyanotype tack

horse tack in cyanotype: horse, bells, halter, belts, saddles, comb · 18 works · 1 residents · weeks 2–40