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This work consists of a VHS TV that is pastel blue. The top of the TV is covered with found objects that are stuck into orange wax. These objects include birthday candles, miniature cows, keys, and empty spools of thread. The TV plays VHS home video tapes from the artist's childhood. Beneath the TV is a small side table and resting on top of the table is a table runner that is embellished with underwear, thread bobbins, and a variety of collaged fabric.
Photograph by Emma Mclaughlin Photography

Parts of Me that I've Forgotten

River Berry

Sculpture, Video, Fiber, 2023

Graduate

This work consists of a VHS TV that is pastel blue. The top of the TV is covered with found objects that are stuck into orange wax. These objects include birthday candles, miniature cows, keys, and empty spools of thread. The TV plays VHS home video tapes from the artist's childhood. Beneath the TV is a small side table and resting on top of the table is a table runner that is embellished with underwear, thread bobbins, and a variety of collaged fabric.

The work reflects on the artist's childhood and her memories of her family members. She investigates how our perceptions of the past changes as we grow older. Her work questions what we pass on, through the traditions like quilting and home videos. Berry often uses found objects in her work to highlight the abstraction and imagery of memory and childhood.