Hempstead’s materials and processes play heavily in the dialogue of her pieces. Allowing them – whether metal, wood, paper, or glass – to map their own path. Her approach to these solid materials, which are mostly seen as indestructible, rigid, and unbreakable, is to de-compose and subvert their structures. Her recent practice uses naturally-made liquid solutions to break and strip back the strength of the steel, to reveal a new, continuously changing texture. The surface of these works mimics the peeling, shedding, and aging qualities of the skin, giving the work a subtle sensitivity and vulnerability. This vulnerability further highlighting the material’s opposing state of in-permanence and solidity.