J Bee

Montserrat College of Art, 2024, Painting

Melting Rabbit Softness

charcoal on paper

14″ x 9″

2023

Much of the imagery I use in my work is sourced from vintage photographs. It’s amazing the kinds of things people discard, the people and lives that no longer hold value. Through working with these photos, I’ve found that memory is a privilege. In Melting Rabbit Softness, as in many of my works, I felt like I came to know my subject despite how few details of his life I was privy to. He was no longer a stranger separated by decades of time, but someone who I could reach out and touch.

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