Site Specific

These tapestries represent various practices of Florida's native Timucuan tribes, all of which–once the catholics arrived–were considered sins. Many of these sins were recorded in Father Francisco Pareja's Confessionario. I found a copy translated and with commentary in the St. Augustine historical research library. Each tapestry was designed as an iconic representation, then wax resist dyed in red wine. The wine of course was meant to represent the Church's impact on these people's beliefs, and the well documented slaughter of natives. It also closely resembles many native natural dyes in color. It is a site specific piece to St. Augustine, and the tapestries were hung in the Ponce-de-leon hotel, the most fitting place to have tapestries somewhat resembling those from medieval times.