The accordion-folded sheet can be pulled out to reveal 56 black and white photographs. The photographs are of the immediate female relations, great-grandmother, grandmothers, mother, my self, my sisters, daughters and nieces shown at various ages. The complete DNS sequence of the 23rd chromosome covers the surfaces of the box and the backing sheet behind the photographs. The Japanese characters on the front and back of the covers are two different character for ‘time.’
Dimension
12″h x 10″w x 2″d when closed
12″h x 19.25″w x 2″d when opened
Content
Photo montage of multiple generations of women in my family.
Structure
Box with an accordion inner structure that pulls out. Japanese washi paper used for the box cover and the accordion book.
Technique
Photographs scanned and manipulated in Photoshop; printed on inkjet printer.
Year
2000
