%C2%A9 Harriet Bart
Leaf from "In the Presence of Absence", 2002
Laser-cut text on cream paper; housed in black paper folderexpand_more
Gift of the artistexpand_more 2018.91
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Harriet Bart’s art explores the personal and cultural expression of loss, commemoration, and the passage of time. In this laser-cut leaf originally produced for an artist’s book, Bart presents one of her own poems—In the Presence of Absence—which addresses themes of loss and absence. The laser-cut “text” is readable only as negative space, a conceptual device that heightens the reader’s awareness of loss. Indeed, like her work in general, the poem is a seamless integration of formal, conceptual, and linguistic elements designed to evoke emotion and personal memories.
Details
- Title
- Leaf from "In the Presence of Absence"
- Artist Life
- born 1941
- Role
- Artist
- Accession Number
- 2018.91
- Provenance
- The artist, Minneapolis; given to MIA, 2018.
- Curator Approved
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