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In The Mojave, #1/5

In The Mojave, #1/5

Medium: Image pigment transfer prints
Date: 2019-2022
Size: 8x10", 25x20"
Edition: 5 +2 A/P. 4 + 1 A/P

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Little Round Top, #1/5

Little Round Top, #1/5

Medium: Image pigment transfer prints
Date: 2021-2022
Size: 8x10", 25x20"
Edition: 5 +2 A/P. 4 + 1 A/P

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Nauset Bay, #2/5

Nauset Bay, #2/5

Medium: Image pigment transfer prints
Date: 2021-2022
Size: 8x10", 25x20"
Edition: 5 +2 A/P. 4 + 1 A/P

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Night Sky, #1/5

Night Sky, #1/5

Medium: Image pigment transfer prints
Date: 2021-2022
Size: 8x10", 25x20"
Edition: 5 +2 A/P. 4 + 1 A/P

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Northward #3/5

Northward #3/5

Medium: Image pigment transfer prints
Date: 2021-2022
Size: 8x10", 25x20"
Edition: 5 +2 A/P. 4 + 1 A/P

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Passion Dance #1/5

Passion Dance #1/5

Medium: Image pigment transfer prints
Date: 2022
Size: 8x10", 25x20"
Edition: 5 +2 A/P. 4 + 1 A/P

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Pulse, #3/5

Pulse, #3/5

Medium: Image pigment transfer prints
Date: 2021-2022
Size: 8x10", 25x20"
Edition: 5 +2 A/P. 4 + 1 A/P

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Southern Night #1/5

Southern Night #1/5

Medium: Image pigment transfer prints
Date: 2022
Size: 8x10", 25x20"
Edition: 5 +2 A/P. 4 + 1 A/P

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Still Standing #1/5

Still Standing #1/5

Medium: Image pigment transfer prints
Date: 2022
Size: 8x10", 25x20"
Edition: 5 +2 A/P. 4 + 1 A/P

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Vancouver #3/5

Vancouver #3/5

Medium: Image pigment transfer prints
Date: 2020-2023
Size: 8x10", 25x20"
Edition: 5 +2 A/P. 4 + 1 A/P

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Family Matters

The Old Man and the Sea

The Old Man and the Sea

Medium: Archival pigment print
Date: 2022
Size: 12x18", 16x24", 24x36"
Edition: 15, 10, 3

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The Last Act

The Last Act

Medium: Archival pigment print
Date: 2022
Size: 12x18", 16x24", 24x36"
Edition: 15, 10, 3

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Table Manners

Table Manners

Medium: Archival pigment print
Date: 2022
Size: 12x18", 16x24", 24x36"
Edition: 15, 10, 3

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I Wish it Weren’t So

I Wish it Weren’t So

Medium: Archival pigment print
Size: 12x18", 16x24", 24x36"
Edition: 15, 10, 3

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Fortitude

Fortitude

Medium: Archival pigment print
Size: 12x12", 16x16", 24x24"
Edition: 15, 10, 3

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Sugar and Spice and Everything Nice

Sugar and Spice and Everything Nice

Medium: Archival pigment print
Size: 12x18", 16x24", 24x36"
Edition: 15, 10, 3

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Secrets

Secrets

Medium: Archival pigment print
Size: 12x18", 16x24", 24x36"
Edition: 15, 10, 3

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You Are Here

You Are Here

Medium: Archival pigment print
Size: 12x18", 16x24", 24x36"
Edition: 15, 10, 3

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Scarlet A

Scarlet A

Medium: Archival pigment print
Size: 12x18", 16x24", 24x36"
Edition: 15, 10, 3

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Lost and Found

Lost and Found

Medium: Archival pigment print
Size: 12x18", 16x24", 24x36"
Edition: 15, 10, 3

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Regret

Regret

Medium: Archival pigment print
Size: 12x18", 16x24", 24x36"
Edition: 15, 10, 3

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The Way Things Were

The Way Things Were

Medium: Archival pigment print
Size: 12x18", 16x24", 24x36"
Edition: 15, 10, 3

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Leap of Faith

Leap of Faith

Medium: Archival pigment print
Size: 12x18", 16x24", 24x36"
Edition: 15, 10, 3

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Things Come Undone

Things Come Undone

Medium: Archival pigment print
Size: 12x12", 16x16", 24x24"
Edition: 15, 10, 3

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Don’t Forget

Don’t Forget

Medium: Archival pigment print
Size: 12x18", 16x24", 24x36"
Edition: 15, 10, 3

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Adrift

Adrift

Medium: Archival pigment print
Size: 12x18", 16x24", 24x36"
Edition: 15, 10, 3

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Knotted

Knotted

Medium: Archival pigment print
Size: 12x18", 16x24", 24x36"
Edition: 15, 10, 3

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Sibling Rivalry #2

Sibling Rivalry #2

Medium: Archival pigment print
Size: 12x18", 16x24", 24x36"
Edition: 15, 10, 3

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Touch

Touch

Medium: Archival pigment print
Size: 12x12", 16x16", 24x24"
Edition: 15, 10, 3

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Fear

Fear

Medium: Archival pigment print
Size: 12x18", 16x24", 24x36"
Edition: 15, 10, 3

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I Didn’t Know

I Didn’t Know

Medium: Archival pigment print
Size: 12x18", 16x24", 24x36"
Edition: 15, 10, 3

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Loss

Loss

Medium: Archival pigment print
Size: 12x18", 16x24", 24x36"
Edition: 15, 10, 3

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Quitter

Quitter

Medium: Archival pigment print
Size: 12x18", 16x24", 24x36"
Edition: 15, 10, 3

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Reconstructing Self

Flags

Flags

Medium: Archival pigment print
Date: 2014-2016
Size: 12x18", 20x30", 40x60"
Edition: 15, 7, 3

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Dental Films

Dental Films

Medium: Archival pigment print
Date: 2014-2016
Size: 12x18", 20x30", 40x60"
Edition: 15, 7, 3

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Coffee Filters

Coffee Filters

Medium: Archival pigment print
Date: 2014-2016
Size: 12x18", 20x30", 40x60"
Edition: 15, 7, 3

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Fan Deck

Fan Deck

Medium: Archival pigment print
Date: 2014-2016
Size: 12x18", 20x30", 40x60"
Edition: 15, 7, 3

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Art In America

Art In America

Medium: Archival Pigment print
Date: 2014-2016
Size: 12x18", 20x30", 40x60"
Edition: 15, 7, 3

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Crosswords

Crosswords

Medium: Archival pigment print
Date: 2014-2016
Size: 12x18", 20x30", 40x60"
Edition: 15, 7, 3

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Aunt Rosemary’s Photo Album

Aunt Rosemary’s Photo Album

Medium: Archival pigment print
Date: 2014-2016
Size: 12x18", 20x30", 40x60"
Edition: 15, 7, 3

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Road Maps

Road Maps

Medium: Archival Pigment print
Date: 2014-2016
Size: 12x18", 20x30", 40x60"
Edition: 15, 7, 3

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Red Cellophane

Red Cellophane

Medium: Archival pigment print
Date: 2014-2016
Size: 12x18", 20x30", 40x60"
Edition: 15, 7, 3

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Rejected Prints

Rejected Prints

Medium: Archival pigment print
Date: 2014-2016
Size: 12x18", 20x30", 40x60"
Edition: 15, 7, 3

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Money

Money

Medium: Archival pigment print
Date: 2014-2016
Size: 12x18", 20x30", 40x60"
Edition: 15, 7, 3

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Playing Cards

Playing Cards

Medium: Archival pigment print
Date: 2014-2016
Size: 12x18", 20x30", 40x60"
Edition: 15, 7, 3

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Gels

Gels

Medium: Archival pigment print
Date: 2014-2016
Size: 12x18", 20x30", 40x60"
Edition: 15, 7, 3

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Sewing Patterns

Sewing Patterns

Medium: Archival pigment print
Date: 2014-2016
Size: 12x18", 20x30", 40x60"
Edition: 15, 7, 3

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Somewhere Else

December 28, Churchland Forest

December 28, Churchland Forest

Medium: Archival pigment print
Date: 2019
Size: 12x18", 20xz30", 40x60"
Edition: 10, 7, 3

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December 30, The Prior

December 30, The Prior

Medium: Archival pigment print
Date: 2019
Size: 12x18", 20xz30", 40x60"
Edition: 10, 7, 3

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November 30, Balanced Rock

November 30, Balanced Rock

Medium: Archival pigment print
Date: 2023
Size: 12x18", 20x30", 40x60"
Edition: 10, 7, 3 + A/P for each size

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December 27, Chilao

December 27, Chilao

Medium: Archival pigment print
Date: 2023
Size: 12x18", 20x30", 40x60"
Edition: 10, 7, 3 + A/P for each size

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November 10, Sunshine Skyway

November 10, Sunshine Skyway

Medium: Archival pigment print
Date: 2019
Size: 12x18", 20x30", 40x60"
Edition: 10, 7, 3 + A/P for each size

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November 10, Terra Ceia

November 10, Terra Ceia

Medium: Archival pigment print
Date: 2019
Size: 12x18", 20x30", 40x60"
Edition: 10, 7, 3 + A/P for each size

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June 7, Fault Lines

June 7, Fault Lines

Medium: Archival pigment print
Date: 2019
Size: 12x18", 20x30", 40x60"
Edition: 10, 7, 3 + A/P for each size

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June 7, Spy Mountain

June 7, Spy Mountain

Medium: Archival pigment print
Date: 2019
Size: 12x18", 20x30", 40x60"
Edition: 10, 7, 3 + A/P for each size

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November 7, Urban Memorial

November 7, Urban Memorial

Medium: Archival pigment print
Date: 2019
Size: 12x18", 20x30", 40x60"
Edition: 10, 7, 3 + A/P for each size

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December 29, Newcastle

December 29, Newcastle

Medium: Archival pigment print
Date: 2019
Size: 12x18", 20x30", 40x60"
Edition: 10, 7, 3 + A/P for each size

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November 23, Forget Me Not

November 23, Forget Me Not

Medium: Archival pigment print
Date: 2019
Size: 12x18", 20x30", 40x60"
Edition: 10, 7, 3 + A/P for each size

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August 3, Shoreline

August 3, Shoreline

Medium: Archival pigment print
Date: 2019
Size: 12x18", 20x30", 40x60"
Edition: 10, 7, 3 + A/P for each size

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August 30, Silver Cloud

August 30, Silver Cloud

Medium: Archival pigment print
Date: 2019
Size: 12x18", 20x30", 40x60"
Edition: 10, 7, 3 + A/P for each size

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September 10, River Oaks

September 10, River Oaks

Medium: Archival pigment print
Date: 2019
Size: 12x18", 20x30", 40x60"
Edition: 10, 7, 3 + A/P for each size

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March 1, Newcastle

March 1, Newcastle

Medium: Archival pigment print
Date: 2019
Size: 12x18", 20x30", 40x60"
Edition: 10, 7, 3 + A/P for each size

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December 22, Spillway

December 22, Spillway

Medium: Archival pigment print
Date: 2019
Size: 12x18", 20x30", 40x60"
Edition: 10, 7, 3 + A/P for each size

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October 18, Lafayette

October 18, Lafayette

Medium: Archival pigment print
Date: 2019
Size: 12x18", 20x30", 40x60"
Edition: 10, 7, 3 + A/P for each size

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June 4, Yucca Valley

June 4, Yucca Valley

Medium: Archival pigment print
Date: 2019
Size: 12x18", 20x30", 40x60"
Edition: 10, 7, 3 + A/P for each size

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June 3, Creole Mine

June 3, Creole Mine

Medium: Archival pigment print
Date: 2019
Size: 12x18", 20x30", 40x60"
Edition: 10, 7, 3 + A/P for each size

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March 2, Coal Creek

March 2, Coal Creek

Medium: Archival pigment print
Date: 2019
Size: 12x18", 20x30", 40x60"
Edition: 10, 7, 3 + A/P for each size

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October 27, Phantom Lake

October 27, Phantom Lake

Medium: Archival pigment print
Date: 2019
Size: 12x18", 20x30", 40x60"
Edition: 10, 7, 3 + A/P for each size

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July 15, El Prieto

July 15, El Prieto

Medium: Archival pigment print
Date: 2019
Size: 12x18", 20x30", 40x60"
Edition: 10, 7, 3 + A/P for each size

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BIOGRAPHY

Jane_Szabo_portrait by Laurie Freitag
Jane Szabo is a Los Angeles based fine art photographer with an MFA from Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, CA. Her work investigates issues of self and identity.  The series featured here on the website is FAMILY MATTERS.

Family Matters incorporates memory, metaphor and allegory to express the challenges, burdens and joys of my role as daughter, and now caretaker, of my elderly parents. My mother and father recently faced a daunting move into assisted living; they are struggling after a series of strokes, memory loss and the decline of their cognitive abilities. This series uses objects gathered from the family home to tell the story of my role within this family.

After moving my 86 year-old father and my 91 year-old mother into an assisted living apartment, I began organizing the contents of their home. When they left, they walked out the front door of their home of 36 years, with barely a glance behind them, leaving unopened mail on the table, and me behind, to sort through the chaos. Over the months, I returned to make the final selection of which treasures I would keep, and to tie up all the loose ends before putting the home on the market.

Family Matters uses objects from their home, and my childhood, staged as still lifes, to illustrate the story of our relationship. Using childhood possessions, and simple items that have been in the family for years, I create tableaus that hint at complicated family dynamics. The presentation of these objects is not merely a catalog of possessions, but a catalog of feelings; of pain and disappointment, hope, loss and burden.

The challenge of assisting parents who live 1000 miles away has changed my life drastically. Working through these feelings in this project has helped me unravel, and resolve, many issues that I was unable to confront about our past. Though seeing my parents age and decline is difficult, I feel I have been given a gift to be able to be a significant part of this transition.

 

Somewhere Else

Reconstructing Self