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Moth-ing dually explores the visual and thematic uses of light as it pertains to insects and consequently the viewer. A curious relationship develops when the moth is inherent attracted to light almost to the detriment of its very existence. Thus forms the proverb ÔLike a moth to a flameÕ and even alludes to IcarusÕs tragic plunge due to his reckless abandon.

Positively Phototactic probes this dichotomy as circles of light exposes and, again, imprisons the insects within boundaries. What does this thematic reoccurrence suggest about the work, but also McCavourÕs practice? Perhaps the ephemeral and often fleeting aspects of her work pooled with ideas of entrapment and unraveling signals a hidden truth about quotidian life that appeals universally. The exhibition as a whole exudes a mysterious sense of temporality as her threads are almost barely present in the space; but, ironically, when accumulated can have a presence of such substantial weight that it can overwhelm and overpower the viewerÕs senses with its insistence on the visual and tactile