Wagner’s trans/literate series continues her investigation of cultural archives that use unique systems to transfer knowledge. Each book is broken into macro- and micro-abstractions. Viewed at a distance, the diptychs are color fields, revealing only the color of the cover and the white page of an open book printed in braille. The photographs convey a strong understanding of physical loss, documenting the books as flat surfaces that create a sculptural illusion of punched relief, with a distance that reinforces the irreplaceable loss of a physical dimension.
Donated by: Anglim Gilbert Gallery
