Tie was originally an outdoor installation and sort of a ceremonial passing. It is a passing of transition in time, considering whom passes before and after time in the service; much like the sun, and its rising and setting over the stretched strips (stripes) and posts (posts of Soldiers). 

Then, in the gallery, the symbology still carried. The person "remained" the same, and the materials were roughly similar. 

• Bed sheet → Torn → Stripes → Flag

• Posts → Post(s) of Soldier

• Carried/Installation Elsewhere → Ceremonial Passing

While the onlook of the sun and barren field is absent, the barren feeling isn't; neither is the passage of time this piece has endured from start to finish.

Extras