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"Theresa Serrano: Dissolving the Memory of Home"
2001-10-21 until 2002-01-06
John Michael Kohler Arts Center
Sheboygan, WI, USA United States of America

In DISSOLVING THE MEMORY OF HOME, artist Teresa Serrano explores the concept of home—both its literal and metaphorical meanings—in an installation as well as in individual sculptures and drawings. Each of the sculptures from her Mountain Series hangs on the wall and is made of an armature covered with an embroidered blanket, suggesting shelters as well as land forms or skins.

The installation, titled 52 WEEKS, 52 YEARS, is comprised of 52 small, embroidered works on the floor, evoking a garden or a gathering of people and appearing to be outgrowths of the embroidered tufts of the reliefs. Both the individual wall sculptures and the installation incorporate Mexican textile traditions that strongly suggest the elaborate textiles involved in the bullfight.

Serrano has drawn on her position as a resident of both Mexico and the United States to create a body of work that is rich in associations. She combines tradition with metaphor, referencing history, memory, identity, and the relationship between nature and culture.


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