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About the Artwork
Amalgamation – the Show is a soft sculpture series drawn from the surreal terrain of Jessica Cadkin’s dream log. Each pillow is a tactile translation of the subconscious—pieced together with embroidery, appliqué, fringe, sequins, plastic birds, and tiny pom-poms. These dream objects follow the illogical, poetic logic of sleep, where images collide, repeat, and mutate.
The reverse sides of the pillows are made from donated and vintage hand-embroidered pillowcases—domestic artifacts heavy with history. Once symbols of dowries and family craft, these linens carry the ghosts of unknown sleepers and unseen dreams. In reworking them, Cadkin collapses generational memory and personal myth into a single, intimate form.
Together, the works serve as dream-diaries made tangible—equal parts absurd, sacred, and tender.
About the Artist
Jessica Cadkin is a multidisciplinary artist whose work blends sculpture, embroidery, and found textiles to explore memory, dream states, and feminine domestic history. Drawing from her own written dream logs, she assembles surreal objects that mirror the unpredictability of the subconscious.
Cadkin’s process is both whimsical and reverent—pairing playful materials with heirloom fabrics to collapse personal imagination with collective cultural memory. By repurposing vintage linens traditionally used in dowries or family homes, she reclaims the language of domestic craft and infuses it with surreal, symbolic meaning.
Her work invites viewers to consider whose dreams are preserved, forgotten, or reimagined—and what our personal symbols reveal when stitched into form.