Covered in Questions

Covered in Questions

Rudolph, Chloee

Grief is an experience that ties us in knots–an emotional weight that sits heavy in the body, twisting and constricting in ways that feel impossible to untangle. Chloee Rudolph’s fiber sculpture titled ‘covered in questions’ is a physical manifestation of this feeling. Capturing the anxiety, sadness, and unanswered questions that accompany loss. Constructed from printed cyanotypes, found fabric, and embroidery thread, the piece takes the form of a soft sculpture bound into a knot, symbolizing the internal tension of mourning. Embroidery and quilting, traditionally associated with comfort and care, are used here to stitch together fragments of memory and emotion. The cyanotypes, imprinted with imagery and text, serve as physical proof of heavy, once invisible thoughts. While the found fabrics have a goal to trigger nostalgia from the viewer. Together, these materials create a tactile expression of grief. Both tender and constricting. This work is rooted in personal experience. It was inspired by Chloee’s solitary car rides taken back home to visit a sick family member. Moments filled with silent reflection, uncertainty, and the slow realization of impending loss. The knot form speaks to the sensation of grief felt in the stomach—the physical ache of sadness and the weight of love that lingers even after someone is gone. Through this piece, ‘covered in questions’ , Chloee aims to give shape to the complex, often unspoken emotions of mourning, allowing viewers to recognize their own experiences of loss and learn that grief is only love that wants to be felt.

2025