UNIVERSAL VALUES, started 2020
Universal Values tallies real-life geopolitical equations—prisoner exchanges—by embroidering canvas flags and embedding national patterns involved in each swap.
Universal Values (1985: Israeli vs. Palestinian), 2020
Hand-stitched thread on canvas
11-3/4 x 24-1/4” / 30 x 61.5 cm
Universal Values (2021: Chinese vs. Canadian), 2020/2021
Hand-stitched thread on canvas
11-1/2 x 15-3/4” / 29.5 x 40 cm
Universal Values (2014: Afghani vs. U.S.-American), 2020/2024
Hand-stitched thread on canvas
11-1/2 x 15-1/4” / 29.5 x 39 cm
Universal Values (2020: French vs. Iranian), 2020/2024
Hand-stitched thread on canvas
11-1/2 x 15-1/4” / 29.5 x 39 cm
Universal Values (1964: British vs. Soviet), 2020/2024
Hand-stitched thread on canvas
11-1/2 x 15-1/2” / 29.5 x 39.5 cm
Universal Values (2010: Russian vs. Russian), 2020/2025
Hand-stitched thread on canvas
11-1/2 x 17-3/4” / 29.5 x 45 cm
Universal Values (1979: Soviet vs. Soviet & Soviet-Israeli), 2020/2025
Hand-stitched thread on canvas
11 x15-3/4” / 28 x 40 cm
Universal Values (1983: Israeli vs. Palestinian), 2020/2025
Hand-stitched thread on canvas
12-1/4 x 26” / 31 x 66 cm
Universal Values (2019: Ukrainian vs. Donetsk & Lugansk-Russian), 2020/2025
Hand-stitched thread on canvas
11-1/4 x 22-3/4” / 28.5 x 58 cm
Universal Values (2021: Israeli vs. Syrian), 2020/2025
Hand-stitched thread on canvas
11-1/4 x 16” / 28.5 x 41 cm
Universal Values (2022: Ukrainian vs. Russian), 2020/2025
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10-1/4 x 20” / 26 x 50.5 cm
Universal Values (2025: Palestinian vs. Israeli), 2020/2025
Hand-stitched thread on canvas
11-1/2 x 20” / 29 x 51 cm
