Ribka Sisay is a self-taught photographer and mixed-media artist whose practice grew out of a period of deep personal rupture. Originally a writer, she turned to photography during a time when depression made words feel unreachable. Through self-portraiture, weaving, and hand-stitching, Ribka began reconstructing her inner world—one image at a time.
Her current body of work involves woven self-portraits, photographic prints that are
physically cut, threaded, and sewn together. The result is both vulnerable and intricate:
layered compositions that reflect a self in transition, fragmented but reassembling.
Influenced by craft traditions and emotional survival, Ribka uses tactile processes to
explore identity, isolation, and healing. In The Weight of Soft Things, her work becomes
a kind of visual journaling, intimate and process-driven, inviting viewers to witness the
often-invisible work of becoming whole.
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Ribka Sisay is a self-taught photographer and mixed-media artist whose practice grew out of a period of deep personal rupture. Originally a writer, she turned to photography during a time when depression made words feel unreachable. Through self-portraiture, weaving, and hand-stitching, Ribka began reconstructing her inner world—one image at a time.
Her current body of work involves woven self-portraits, photographic prints that are
physically cut, threaded, and sewn together. The result is both vulnerable and intricate:
layered compositions that reflect a self in transition, fragmented but reassembling.
Influenced by craft traditions and emotional survival, Ribka uses tactile processes to
explore identity, isolation, and healing. In The Weight of Soft Things, her work becomes
a kind of visual journaling, intimate and process-driven, inviting viewers to witness the
often-invisible work of becoming whole.
