Memento Mori
April 2009
Pyrographed Wood, engraved acrylic, dirt, woodcut printed cotton, red chalk
To memorialize sites of the Great Fire of Chicago, each day the artist visited one site in the downtown loop, collected dirt and rubbed it into the acrylic - revealing the day’s date. She then hung flags and scattered red chalk at each location to mark the remembrance.
Pyrographed Wood, engraved acrylic, dirt, woodcut printed cotton, red chalk
To memorialize sites of the Great Fire of Chicago, each day the artist visited one site in the downtown loop, collected dirt and rubbed it into the acrylic - revealing the day’s date. She then hung flags and scattered red chalk at each location to mark the remembrance.
