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youre more graceful than that – print

Sarah Blanchette

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youre more graceful than that – print

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Title Origin: A transcription from a recorded conversation with my paternal grandmother, Carol, while she was on hospice. Image Origins: My hand and my paternal grandmother’s hand; image of her from grade school; text from the back of a photograph of her holding me at 4 hours old; a scribbled note from a night in hospice; small display of sequins and pearls collected by her late sister. Print version of the 'youre more graceful than that' textile piece

.25
28"H × 22"W × .01"D
Paper
Collage
Figurative/Portraits
Contemporary
Unframed
Editioned inkjet print of the ‘youre more graceful than that’ thermal college.
No
Yes

STATEMENT

As a pre-teen, I formed my IRL identity alongside my online persona. For a while, these two girls grew parallel to one another. When the IRL girl started changing physically and becoming unhappy with her body, the online persona could hold on to the youthful body and image that she started with. It was then that the fragmented woman started to form. The work that I create is a repeated exercise of trying to bring these two women together to establish new common ground. Thus far, that task has been immense. I expect that these women will someday collide again, but for now, the closest they get to each other is within the work. The works that I create always begin from an archive. Whether that is a quick 5-minute photoshoot with myself and my iPhone or a trip to my family film archive, I always start within a series of images and work to exhaust it entirely before moving on. Having the power to control which imagery is implemented in the work is the nearest feeling that I can find to managing my image. In the digital world of the internet, we sacrifice all aspects of control. I have the most power in my world. The techniques used are often rooted in quilting. This specifically references the act of quilting -sewing layers together and creating repetitive shapes. The broader history of quilting involves women working collectively on projects. My practice is intentionally a solo effort intended for meditation.

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