Kayli Cottonwood

Kayli Cottonwood


Chrysalis





Date: 2025
Materials: Steel, Military Parachute (ripstop), Synthetic Threads, Lighting
Dimensions: 8ft x 7ft x 7ft

Artist Statement: 
“Chrysalis” is a large-scale sculptural form built from a welded armature inspired by the tetrahedron—the Platonic solid associated with fire and rebirth. Its shape evokes a cocoon mid-metamorphosis, stretched with translucent fabric and lit from within, casting warm fire-like light through the geometric skeleton. Though rooted in sacred geometry, the structure resists symmetry, leaning into the organic asymmetry of nature. It glows from within like a being on the cusp of becoming.


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