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Carol Emmons

Mneme XVIII: Rites of Passage

1990

Filling a long gallery, Rites of Passage evoked a progression through childhood toward adolescence. Changing memory texts were projected through a labyrinth of screens and played over marbleized walls, pedestals, and objects. Moving through the space, viewers also became screens, bearing the reminiscences on their bodies in a literal embodiment of shared memory.

Materials
wood, fiberglass screen, latex paint, vinyl lettering, found objects, slide projections
Dimensions
8’4” x 14’4” x 68’