memoirs

Memoirs print sculptures examine intertwined acts of creation, degradation, and remembrance. Wire-formed and gel-cast body fragments sheathed in handmade, gelatin-sized cotton rag paper, are then bespattered with salt chemistry. Cotton, a material bound to American history through labor, violence, and exploitation, becomes both surface and witness. An intimate material of care through its use in feminine hygiene and medical supplies.

Initial exposure to daylight develops deep hues of purple, red, and brown, echoing bruises and scars as traces of wounds carried long beyond their healing. Over time these marks will fade when brought to light. Through the act of exhibition, UV exposure and unfixed salt chemistry slowly dissolve, while the gesture that created them persists; becoming a living record of impermanence. A body marked, healed and altered forever by the passage of time and the persistence of touch.