A core pillar of Sulafa’s artistic practice is the essence of continuity, in layering her previous creations as a foundation for new ones, marrying different ideas together. Here, she melds together outcomes from the ‘Tracing the Invisible’ series, both figuratively and conceptually, with expanded ideas of spaces and gaps and material explorations of crochet to give birth to a novel form. She extracts and extrapolates certain lines/traces from Tracing the Invisible no. 19 (white pointer marker) to create the contour of the form; minimizing, exaggerating and extending specific lines to complete the perimeter of organic shapes. Her understanding of space and composition shines, guiding the eye across all axes of the form. 

Sulafa’s work intricately weaves together considerations of scale and the labor-intensive nature of artistic creation. At its impressive size, her copper wire sculpture commands attention, its monumental size transforming an intimate, hand-crafted process into a striking exploration of space and presence. This manipulation of scale—extending the boundaries of her crochet practice to a massive form—elevates the traditionally domestic craft, challenging perceptions of crochet as small or delicate.

The labor involved in creating such a piece is equally significant. Working with copper wire introduces unique challenges compared to traditional yarn: its resistance to smoothing and shaping amplifies the physical effort required, making the process more robust and demanding. This labor highlights the tension between materiality and technique, drawing attention to the often invisible, time-intensive nature of manual craft.

Sulafa’s practice situates this labor within the broader context of technology. While digital tools increasingly mediate artistic production, her work celebrates the physicality and imperfections inherent in human labor. Her work with copper wire divulges the complexities of artistic labor, celebrates the variations and inconsistencies, and contemplates the nuances of human (manual) labor in an increasingly digital and technological world. By scaling up her work to monumental proportions and choosing a material that resists easy manipulation, she bridges the tactile intimacy of craft with the conceptual rigor of contemporary art, provoking questions about the role of manual processes in an age of mechanization and digital replication.