Traditions rarely remain the same. As young generations learn their craft, they transform its methods and materials little by little, moving legacies into the future.

For Relative Gradient, Vanessa Dion Fletcher presents recent quillworks that exist alongside, and have a kinship with, her study of the Lenape language. Allowing her geometric patterns to inform the creation of large-scale photographs, sculptures, and performances, the artist carries this tradition forward, lending new energy to an art form and language.

This exhibition is complemented by an essay, “Leading Lines,” written by Tyler Durbano. Exhibition documentation by Dennis Hristovski.