| by Maria Rosaria Roseo | The research of Crystal Gregory, artist born in 1983 and currently an Associate Professor at the School of Art and Visual Studies at the University of Kentucky, is based on the act of weaving as a gesture of construction and spatial thinking. From the very beginning, her practice has developed at the intersection of textile and architecture, between the fragile and the solid, exploring how materials and structures can redefine the ideas of space, movement, and relationship. Gregory approaches her art through her hands and body. The act of weaving becomes a means for her to understand and engage with the material world: a…