Mia Weiner (b. 1991, Chicago, IL) weaves monochromatic tapestries based on her own photographs. Her imagery begins by considering slight physical sensations such as the feeling of a knee crossed over a leg, a deep breath, or what it feels like to float in water. Pictorially, Weiner's work disrupts stable network relationships such as plant systems (stems/leaves), muscle relationships (head/neck), or elementals (land/sea/air). Although she works with a digitally assisted jacquard loom, guided by intuition, Weiner retains her ability to make adjustments to color or yarn, manipulate tension, or insert odd materials into the weavings resulting in a collaboration between human and computer.
