Looking Back to Look Ahead: 4.12.98 to 3.14.01

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Artist: Virginia Mahoney

Title: Looking Back to Look Ahead: 4.12.98 to 3.14.01

Attribution: Looking Back to Look Ahead: 4.12.98 to 3.14.01, 2024, Virginia Mahoney

Year: 2024

Materials: acrylic and marker on paper, words, reclaimed garden net, monofilament

Dimensions: 83 x 27 x 9 inches

Image Statement: Reflecting upon various times in my life, I revisit old sketchbooks and writings. Cutting strips from cast off paintings, I rewrite my readings there, weaving them into a container-like form or flat object to bend or shape. This is a contemplative act of remembering, honoring, and preserving, as well as processing uncertainty, change, and ruminations: so much to do, so much to think about and wrap my head around. How to move forward? It’s a stream in our heads that can make it hard to get out of the loop and to act, to make progress.