is a project that explores the fragility of memory and its impact on history,immigrant narratives,and cultural identity. Sourcing from family albums, oral histories, and archival photographs, the work combines a collection of materials and techniques that reference matrilineage, ancestry,and transgenerational trauma.The project takes its name from a Soviet idiom which instills a behavior of keeping a low profile, avoiding any attention from the self, and acting in a way that does not generate conflict. The phrase has been used as a deliberate linguistic tool to disseminate imperialist ideologies, generate fear, and maintain repressive socio-political tactics throughout the USSR. Through layering of fabrics and utilizing the deep blue hues of the cyanotype process, the work outlines the importance of critically engaging with dominant narratives and visualizes histories that have been hidden, obscured,and lost.
*This work is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.
