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- Creator: Jean Shon
- Date: 2023
- Location: Boise City Hall, 1st Floor, Arts & History, Work Room, Unit J, Shelf/Drawer 3
- Types: mixed media, prints (visual works), screen prints
- Materials: ink, acrylic, paper (fiber product)
- Collection: James Castle House Artist in Residence Works
A mixed media layered collage of a jagged newspaper clipping containing primarily text, juxtaposed with white ink lettering. A subtle whitewash adds a diluted texture over the entire composition. Jean Shon's work explores concepts of memory, identity, il/legibility, loss, and trauma through family history and archives. She is interested in the intersections of the limitations of language and image creating a space of reflection and speculation. Her work is ultimately about experiencing the connection to the past in the present.
