Barb Hunt

[2] Through her tactile work, Hunt explores domesticity, mourning rituals, the natural world, and the colour pink.

[6] Hunt's 1998-2010 antipersonnel series documented the proliferation of landmines through hand knitting replicas in various shades of pink yarn.

In this context knitting becomes a metaphor for recuperation, protection, and healing, creating a contrast between the materials and the destructive subject matter.

As Hunt describes "I use these associations to contradict the abuse of power and the use of violence by transforming a destructive object into one that can do no harm.

"[9] In Toll, her 2011 solo show at The Rooms in St. John's, Newfoundland, she created large installations using camouflage fabric as a central theme and material.