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| Memorial to my Great Grandparents Relief Print on Canvas |
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| diss•patch Silkscreen Print on Muslin |
I make imagery of my family as a way to connect with them. When dialogue fails in communication, delineation can certainly succeed.
In diss•patch, the text that makes the mark of the portrait comes from letters written by the woman represented in it - my grandmother. Writing letters within my family has not just been a form of communication. For me, it has become an important instrument for storing memories past.
What I have left in regard to my deceased great-grandparents is only the ability to recall. Included in Memorial to My Great-Grandparents is the little that I can personally relate to them. These memories have been made tangible through contact between my blade and wood, and the prints create connection to those in my present life through visual stimulation of recollection.
