A Way with Words: Lee Bethel
August 15 @ 6:00 pm - September 28 @ 4:00 pm
Lee Bethel explores the material and symbolic potential of paper, cutting and shaping it into intricate forms that cast shadows of memory, history, and meaning. A Way with Words is a powerful reflection on feminism, language, and domesticity, using song lyrics, political speeches, and names to honour and interrogate women’s experiences. From Julia’s Tablecloth to Counting the Dead, Bethel’s delicate yet charged works transform the aesthetics of lace and domestic craft into acts of remembrance and resistance, revealing unsettling truths that echo through generations. Each piece speaks quietly — but insists on being seen and heard.
Credit: Lee Bethel, Helens Tablecloth (detail), 2022, watercolour and hand cut paper.
