Dara Lorenzo

Traces Exhibition: November 1st- December 29th 2024

‘Traces’ is a continuation of the artist’s investigation into self discovery and mutual connections between people within the currents of our society. This work links together memories, sentimentalism, expressions of empathy, torment and self reflection through the process of making art.. 

The artist ponders over a lifetime of collected photographic images in spaces revisited, and in her current situations. The looming presence of an obsession with understanding one’s existence through the artist’s perspective is conveyed through a multi-layered printmaking process including photogravure, monotype and chin-coll’e combined.

 Lorenzo compiles photo montages with both her personal photographs and written diaries in a layered dialogue through the printing press.  The use of old personal notes and torn pages of her own book collection reveals hard truths of an inner dialogue about private, personal haunting feelings. Emotions like self doubt, embarrassment, and anxiety are exposed through the artwork’s storyboard. This visual collection of time and memory characterizes for the artist what it is to thoughtfully question one’s own temporality.