absence/presence
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For this series I was interested in stretching the parameters of how I defined print. To me print was half layering and half pressure. With the "Absence" half of the project I used exclusively pressure. I hand cut sheet metal and ran it through an etching press to create an embossment. With "Presence" I worked layering metal and semi-transparent mylar.
Through this piece I explored a personal loss: how it felt to have physical reminders of someone I had lost but also the lasting, intagible impression left by their absence
Through this piece I explored a personal loss: how it felt to have physical reminders of someone I had lost but also the lasting, intagible impression left by their absence
Images copyright 2014 Laura Grossett