Meg Hitchcock's Sacred Text Transformations at Studio 10 Bushwick Exhibition

From October 11 to November 10, 2013, Studio 10 gallery in Bushwick, Brooklyn, showcased Meg Hitchcock's solo exhibition titled "The Land of Bliss." Five years earlier, she pioneered a technique that involves dissecting religious writings, slicing them into individual letters, and reconstructing them into excerpts from diverse spiritual texts. Her artwork reinterprets Psalm 23 as Koranic verses and biblical excerpts as Surahs. The majority of her pieces, which are in black and white, take on the appearance of graphic designs and mandalas, revealing their textual nature upon closer examination. Among the works displayed is a sculptural installation named "Trimalchio's Feast: The Declaration of Independence, Letters cut from 'The Satyricon' by Petronius, 2013." Wall labels provide details about source materials, encouraging viewers to explore the origins of the texts and their interconnections.