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Focus: A collection of the New York Times, a box of objects collected over many years, and a set of 7 blank panels that together form a space of memory somewhere in-between the personal and the collective
Size: 12” x 12”
Medium: limited edition of 10 books
Date: Spring 2012

Artifacts that are personally relevant are quite distinct from those that are relevant to a wider range of people.  Some objects, however, may hold extreme significance to an individual while also evoking a broader class of objects to which a number of people are attached.  This work explores this tension between personal and universal through the practice of collage – both physical and with the aid of a camera.  The work ultimately brings together a number of images and objects in order to create a space of memory that is made visible through the act of creating lists, writing descriptions, fixing objects in a specific relationship, photographing, and collaging. The work includes a book, a set of panels, and a set of large format prints. The objects collaged range in personal significance, exploring how one's own collection of meaningful objects and images mingle with those meaningful to a broad group of people in order to form a unique image of how one fits within the broader image of the world.

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