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    • HOME
    • about
    • WORK
      • Paradise Series
      • Misplaced Installations
      • Misplaced Photos
      • Misplaced Fiber works
      • Dear Mind Series
      • Mental Narratives Photos
      • Mental Narratives Books
      • Mental Narratives Linen
      • Mental Narratives Thread
      • Mental Narratives Paint
      • Mental Narratives Collage
      • Quilt Series
      • Painting Series
      • I am an Immigrant Series
      • Stitched Series
      • Small works - paper
    • COMMUNITY PROJECTS
      • Diary of the Recent Past
      • HOPEMASK
    • Dot Art Studio
      • Kids Classes
    • News
    • Contact

laura villarreal

laura villarreallaura villarreallaura villarreal
  • HOME
  • about
  • WORK
    • Paradise Series
    • Misplaced Installations
    • Misplaced Photos
    • Misplaced Fiber works
    • Dear Mind Series
    • Mental Narratives Photos
    • Mental Narratives Books
    • Mental Narratives Linen
    • Mental Narratives Thread
    • Mental Narratives Paint
    • Mental Narratives Collage
    • Quilt Series
    • Painting Series
    • I am an Immigrant Series
    • Stitched Series
    • Small works - paper
  • COMMUNITY PROJECTS
    • Diary of the Recent Past
    • HOPEMASK
  • Dot Art Studio
    • Kids Classes
  • News
  • Contact

DIARY OF THE RECENT PAST

"DIARY OF THE RECENT PAST"



Diary of the Recent Past is a series of thread portraits that gives us a powerful insight into the role of memory and how we deal with it. It serves as a critique of collective amnesia and its relation to historical events. It includes 100+ thread drawings on linen and recycled fabrics portraying masked individuals that have been part of my originating circles since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic. It is a visual documentation of the era while touching on issues of sense of place, security, interconnectedness, memory, and fragility. 


The Diary serves as an archival complement to the HOPEMASK community project I worked on in 2020 at the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. 


"DIARY OF THE RECENT PAST"

Diary of the Recent Past will culminate as an archival series of fiber works and a printed book to document the years of the Covid-19 pandemic.


work in progress