Graham Brosius BS Digital Media Design
Ancestral Fragments
5 installation pieces, mixed media, each 8” x 10.5” x 12”, 2020
This series of work focuses on material ancestry and the story behind objects that have personal significance to our lives and memories. Represented are a hand-me-down pair of boots, a card case belonging to a dead relative, beads made from the ashes of a loved one, a blanket given at birth, and a pair of socks kept over a lifetime. These objects of significance are photographed and chopped up, as our memory reconstructs narrative in ways that are not always entirely factual. Deconstructed objects are printed on transparent surfaces, showing this separation of pieces while still being a whole when viewed at a set angle. Presenting the photograph as a whole from a singular angle speaks to the fleeting nature of objects and references anthropological fragments found in dig sites. Against the wall exists text speaking to the personal history and nature of these objects, peaking through as the viewer moves around the work.
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