Becky Dodman Wainwright’s solo exhibition for Field System explores folk through an expanded lens, weaving together her life in Dartmoor, Devon, and her ancestral roots in the Andes.

Her large-scale tapestries, created from local wool, are inspired by tasseography—the intuitive patterns discovered in tea leaves—transforming everyday forms into meaningful designs. This practice grounds her work in Devon while connecting to her Colombian Indigenous ancestry, particularly the sacred symbols of Chumbe belts, traditional sashes worn by Andean shamans.

Through tapestries, woven belts, and textile artefacts, Wainwright creates a dialogue between sigil-making, divination, and ancestral visual language, exploring mixed heritage, place, and spirit. Each piece serves as a conversation between Devon and Colombia, mapping a journey from everyday observation to sacred ancestral symbols.

As a Senior Lecturer and textile artist, her work combines academic research with artistic practice, reclaiming heritage threads and repairing severed connections.