Created during my master's studies, Crescent began as an exploration of weight-supporting webs made from retired belay lines donated to me by Alchemy Climbing.

Having facilitated hundreds of climbs, the ropes held specific value; their wear not immediately perceptable, the very real concern for the protection of others in our community like sheath and core, the proactive action of replacement becomes rehular maintinence in desire to protect. the fibers worn by years of trust exercises between real individuals from my community—the ambition to push through our failures toward our next goal, and the personal achievement of watching ourselves grow among other individuals who want to challenge us to be the best versions of ourselves. this impercevable aura baked into these chords their expressive potential extends well past their practical use in ways I still continue to explore.

as i stretched this rope between old growth oaks the distance between the massive oaks of FSU’s Carnagie Arts Building called bact to the way we set roots