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  original artwork / acrylic on panel box, natural edges / 36"w x 36"h x 1.5"d / 2020   purchase online and pick up in Seattle gallery.  Please contact with questions.     Memories do not exist solely on their own; they are persistently entwined with the physical places where they occurred. In my paintings, fragments of landscape and abstracted architecture stand in for everything I have lived through in those places. My art depicts multiple locations simultaneously to convey the impact and accumulation of identity-shaping experiences.   This painting is one of my personal favorites, largely because it marks a stylistic shift for me. Previously, my work had lots of layers (of course), but things felt more flat and merged together. With this one, I experimented with how to have each layer remain distinct; it resulted in a deeper (but confusing!) sense of space. Exactly what I wanted--this feeling that you could somehow move/navigate your way through the different parts of the painting.  The title, "Negotiating Past Fragments", references this idea of navigating our past experiences.