Many Creationists have a powerful need to cleave to a literal reading of the Bible. They have concluded that, since the universe was purportedly created in a single week, fossil evidence of the evolution of life is actually an elaborate trick designed by God to test their faith. Scientific proof of a past before recorded history is trumped by their longing for a future beyond death. Their creative interpretation of the world has evolved from a need for certainty expounded by literal interpretations of the Word. Fascinated with the strange and beautiful variations of evidence that have survived over millions of years, the artist also takes liberties with truth, colouring her perceptions to assuage her own desires.
Evidence presents a series of three-dimensional trilobite fossils suspended in time and space. Each trilobite is hand-embroidered on eco-printed silk and wool which is then sewn into the shape of rocks. Just as imagination requires the suspension of disbelief, faith in the beauty of truth is embodied by this suspended Evidence.