Precision
Viola Bordon
This diptych was born out of a contemplation of the precision of God. Moments of coincidence, overlap, and intersection can become direction-shifting when considering a lineage, altering the child that is born.
The work, consisting of two quilts, considers the specific choice of lineage of the Christchild. It voices accusations against and exposes weakness within that lineage, highlighting the irrelevance of power across the generations of this family.
Viola
Bordon
Viola Bordon is an artist and educator based in Philadelphia whose work examines transformation across material, ecological, and social systems. Raised in South India as the child of missionaries, she approaches land and material as sites shaped by belief and power. Her practice includes quilting and environmental installations, drawing on methods of reuse, endurance, and collaboration. Through projects supported by the Fulbright Commission and work with community-based organizations, she explores how cycles of making mirror broader ecological and political change. Bordon’s teaching and research emphasize tactile knowledge and the quiet radicality of sustained attention to material and processes.