Now that kin have gone
Installation view Karryn Argus
Photo by: Mira Krulic
Photo by: Mira Krulic
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Detaching from people whom you have lost or have left your life can be overwhelming and painful. Now that Kin have Gone considers whether objects are significant in the way one deals with the loss of relationships. The work explores if imagining, keeping, using, and honoring objects that belonged to loved ones, assists in one’s bereavement and ultimately helps heal from loss.
Mira seeks to make sense of the loss of her mother through the physical objects she left behind. While objects can help us to remember Mira will explore whether their power goes beyond reminiscing. Can a maternal bond diminished by grief and loss be strengthened? With very few objects to connect her to family members, Karryn uses imagination and reconstruction to consider if materials can evoke recollections and provide a much-needed solace from the grief of absence.
Mira seeks to make sense of the loss of her mother through the physical objects she left behind. While objects can help us to remember Mira will explore whether their power goes beyond reminiscing. Can a maternal bond diminished by grief and loss be strengthened? With very few objects to connect her to family members, Karryn uses imagination and reconstruction to consider if materials can evoke recollections and provide a much-needed solace from the grief of absence.
Thanks to Mira Krulic for the photos below of each of the works in Now that Kin have Gone
Ruby Bubble Mira Krulic
Trippy Verde Mira Krulic
(left wall)
Same Same Different Mira Krulic
Bluenique Flare Mira Krulic
(right wall)
A collection of toys (left) Karryn Argus
Blanky with yellow top and Blanky with orange top (right) Karryn Argus |
Toy with Green binding (left), Toy with Pink Blanky (right)
Karryn Argus |
Dolly with Brown Face (left ), Teddy Dolly with Pink Dress and Dolly in PInk Bed (middle),
Dolly with Orange Hair and Teddy Dolly Toy (right)
Karryn Argus
Dolly with Orange Hair and Teddy Dolly Toy (right)
Karryn Argus
Persimmon Fantasy (left) Mira Krulic Installation view (right) Karryn Argus
Now that Kin have Gone exhibited at Box Gallery Sandbox Studios December 2021
See more of Mira's work at Mira Krulic
See more of Mira's work at Mira Krulic
