Next is a stereographic view of Christopher Columbus' tomb in Havana seen through an antique stereoscope. The dominant third image is a monumental inkjet print that combines the first two images to capture Havana's current reality and its past. Three artists capture memories by focusing on aspects of female domesticity. Text, pencil-drawn images from family albums and old dress patterns inform her highly personal assemblages. Most notable is a paper dress, sewn by Zak and decorated with pencil drawings, that becomes a container for childhood memories.
Steam issues forth from the cakescape, and red spotlights suggest heat.
Vanilla scents add another dimension to the surrealistic world that recalls special dress-up occasions. Ann Arbor artist Lisa Olson contains her memories in mildewed, yellowed antique clothing and fabrics that recall the handiwork of women long gone. Pamela Bannos of Chicago seamlessly layers and combines photographs with objects to explore time, memory and meaning. Celeste Scopelites of Eden Mills, Canada, presents her memories hidden inside old wooden cigar boxes exquisitely wrapped in twine or inside a huge ball wrapped in yards of cotton webbing. Inside are relics, such as ashes from burnt writings and a stone given as a gift.