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Sarite Davis

Forget Me

Mixed Media
2021
Acrylic paint, collage, and embroidery on canvas
10 in x 10 in
Using elements of painting, collage, and embroidery to create texture and depth, I depicted myself being overgrown and (ironically) obscured by forget-me-not flowers.

“I simultaneously experience a deep yearning for anonymity and acknowledgement. I have been working through this discomfort by producing a series of introspective self-portraits interrupted by greenery both obfuscating and accentuating my features. These self-portraits express the wild dichotomy of wishing for invisibility, yet fearing being forgotten.”

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Sarite Davis

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“I'm a Toronto-based photographer and mixed media artist who tries not to take myself or my practice too seriously. My work tends to combine visual and tactile mediums like photography, painting,...” [More]