Missy
Missy
Galen Gibson Cornell
Missy
78” x 64”
Found street-posters from New York City and Berlin, sliced and woven
2024
Galen Gibson-Cornell’s Missy captures a striking moment frozen in the layered remnants of urban life. Sourced from found street posters in New York City and Berlin, the piece prominently features the image of a woman’s face as she pulls a piece of gum from her mouth—an arresting focal point that dominates the composition. Through his weaving process, Gibson-Cornell distorts and reconfigures the image, blending it with the surrounding textures and colors of the city’s visual language. Missy explores themes of identity, fragmentation, and the fleeting nature of street imagery, preserving a single moment within the ever-changing rhythm of urban spaces.