Untitled # 39, The Constructed Family series Photograph - Limited Edition of 1

Archival Pigment Print Edition of 7 The back of the photograph is mounted onto 1/4" Plexiglass. The front of the photograph has a protective UV laminate. The photograph comes ready to hang by the use of the included French cleats. This work examines the trauma and uncertainty carried from childhood. In particular, I am referencing my own upbringing as a Polish immigrant. There is an undercurrent of helplessness and misdirection linked to a sort of schizophrenic parenting, excommunication, and constant movement. Typically, the perception of children handed down by my elders was that children did not have a choice. Frequently, I heard a Polish equivalent of the phrase “Children should be seen not heard”. I am attempting to give these children voices. These photographs are projection-based installations. The models are mannequins and their faces are projections. The faces of the children are slides that my father took of me when he was still involved in my life. The other slides are present day images that I have shot of my mom, my dad, and myself. My goal is to reconstruct my own childhood, empowering the past for better or for worse. The result is a troubling recreation of events that may seem disturbing but are far less in context to the real events that transpired.

Photography:Color on Paper

Artist Produced Limited Edition of:1

Size:30 W x 30 H x 0.5 D in

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