Rachel Carson’s War Belt Joanna RogersPender Island, British Columbia Dimension 20" x 40" Médium Cotton thread dyed with logwood, pomegranate, myrobalan, marigolds, quebracho, chestnut, iron. Hand woven and knotted. Mounted on painted canvas. This piece documents Rachel Carson’s fight against the indiscriminate use of DDT (sold, falsely, as ‘safe’ by the chemical industry) and celebrates the legacy of her book Silent Spring, published in 1962, which swayed public opinion against the widespread use of pesticides leading to the creation of the environmental movement. The first and last sections of the apocalyptic poem Darkness by Byron have been translated into morse code and knotted into the hanging threads. The form was inspired by paleolithic string skirts and pre-conquest Incan quipus, a counting system which was a kind of protowriting. Rachel Carson’s War Belt Joanna RogersPender Island, British Columbia À propos de l'artiste À propos de l'artiste Joanna RogersPender Island, British Columbia Joanna Rogers is a textile artist based on Pender Island, British Columbia. She uses natural dyes, traditional surface design techniques, and morse code to explore themes of environmental degradation, loss of species, and the representation of women throughout history. She has a diploma in Textile Arts from Capilano College in North Vancouver, BC, and an Honours B.A. in Anthropology from Trent University in Peterborough, Ontario. Joanna has shown her work in galleries across North America. Images of her work have appeared in local and global publications. Her pieces are included in private collections in Canada, the United States and Europe. Suivez sur les sociaux