Jane Hammond: Fallen
Apr 26, 2009 through Jun 28, 2009 at MCASD Downtown, Jacobs Building
Jane Hammond’s Fallen features a large field of colorful, handmade leaves, each inscribed with the name of a U.S. soldier killed in the war in Iraq. Based on actual leaves gathered by the artist beginning in 2004, the leaves of Fallen have color inkjet prints on the front and back, as well as acrylic paint and gouache. The spread of the installation grows as soldiers die.
The first version of Fallen opened in 2005 at the Whitney Museum of American Art with 1,511 leaves; recent iterations have included more than 3,500. The exhibition at MCASD will open with over 4,200 leaves.
Jane Hammond’s Fallen features a large field of colorful, handmade leaves, each inscribed with the name of a U.S. soldier killed in the war in Iraq. Based on actual leaves gathered by the artist beginning in 2004, the leaves of Fallen have color inkjet prints on the front and back, as well as acrylic paint and gouache. The spread of the installation grows as soldiers die.
The first version of Fallen opened in 2005 at the Whitney Museum of American Art with 1,511 leaves; recent iterations have included more than 3,500. The exhibition at MCASD will open with over 4,200 leaves.