Jillian Vaccaro

Forget Me Not

handmade paper, dried flowers, acrylic, monotypes, graphite, pastel on canvas

30×58 inches

2023

My art is an exploration of my long-term memory with a focus on familial relationships. Each work functions as an emotional response to my past, fabricated to depict the fragility and loss that permeates the act of recollecting. Before I begin a new work, I situate my mind in a previous time. I bring myself to this place through writing, reminiscing with loved ones, navigating through souvenirs and familial archives, and revisiting significant environments from childhood and my adult life. When I arrive in the past mentally, I respond with my materials and personal souvenirs intuitively.

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