In her ink drawings, Friess continues her exploration of the thresholds between the familiar and the strange, concealment and revelation, interior and exterior, and the intimate and the public. These drawings are based on photographs the artist has taken over the years at the surgical theatre, focusing on the moment when the human body is covered with sterile drapes, leaving only the surgical field exposed. This process marks a kind of transformation or metamorphosis—forming a threshold between human subject and object.  Historically, the depiction of drapery in art has served as a metaphor for the complexities hidden beneath the surface. Drawing the folds of fabric serve as both a shield and a revelation, offering glimpses into the contours of the body beneath, while simultaneously protecting it from the gaze of the outside world. It suggests to return the gaze, the viewer becomes aware of their own vulnerability, implicated in the dynamics of exposure and concealment. Precise lines reference  surgical precision, forming a woven textile. These deliberate marks contrast with the unpredictability of ink stains, which emerge by chance during the drawing process. The stain, falling onto the paper by accident, forms an imprint on the textile of the body beneath—a revelation that bridges the divide between bodily subject and object.