The Portal We Refuse to See

A fragment of a vintage painting and a circular mirror occupy a weathered tin frame. The juxtaposition of painted image and reflective surface brings two ways of seeing into a single object: one fixed in the past, the other changing with the viewer.A handwritten passage on the reverse, beginning “A song cut from the gold of evening,” introduces another layer to the work’s consideration of memory and time.Medium: Original mixed-media assemblage incorporating vintage painting, mirror, and vintage tin. Presentation: Weathered vintage tin frame with circular mirrored inset.