Discards 3
Artist
Lynn Cazabon
(American)
Date2008
MediumPigment inkjet print and Fuji Crystal Archive print on Sintra
Dimensions3 panels each: 86 × 42 in. (218.4 × 106.7 cm)
ClassificationsPhotograph
Credit LineGift of the artist, 2024
Object numberUAC7831.02
DescriptionLynn Cazabon is a multimedia artist whose projects are site-specific, actively employing participation as a powerful strategy to strengthen public engagement with critical issues that intersect with the environmental and social issues.Cazabon received an MFA in Photography from Cranbrook Academy of Arts and a BFA and BA from the University of Michigan. She is a Professor of Art and Director of the Center for Innovation, Research and Creativity at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County.
Discard is a captivating body of work composed of several distinct series of photographic prints that highlight the forgotten movie films cast aside by public institutions like libraries, schools, and archives. Inspired by the poignant tradition of 19th-century post-mortem photography, each print serves as a haunting memento mori for these obsolete films. More than just a visual celebration, this series invites us to reflect on the often-capricious nature of cultural preservation—prompting us to ponder why certain artifacts are chosen for digitization and preservation while others are abandoned to obscurity.
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