Verse 33
Part of the Encoded series, this work translates the passage below first into code, then into color, allowing the richness of the text to remain ever-present for those who seek it.
Wool, clay, metal leaf, Morse code
26"H x 63"W x 1"D
2025
One who knows others is intelligent
One who knows himself is enlightened
One who conquers others is strong
One who conquers himself is all-powerful
One who approaches life with force
surely gets something
One who remains content where he is
surely gets everything
One who gives himself to his position
surely lives long
One who give himself to Tao
surely lives forever
—Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching
About the Encoded Series
This series of stitched felted wool works combines man-made codes with organic materials and formations to explore how human, cultural, and natural wisdoms can hide in plain sight. The pieces transform texts gleaned from diverse sources and eras into symbols, translating them first into code, then into color before giving them final form.