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About
the NANETTE RAE FREEMAN
Artist Before becoming a full-time artist, I was a librarian at The
Chicago Public Library for 25 years serving children and young
adults in neighborhoods throughout Chicago. In addition, I have
provided library services to women in the Cook County Jail.
I have discovered that found or repurposed imagery, objects and
materials carry powerful associations, nuanced messages and
multiple meanings. Of course, in some of the work I create some
of the story will be apparent. In others the story will not be evident.
Viewers will have the chance to allow their imagination take over in
vividly emotional ways.
About New Rays
the My desire to develop a body of work around what reality conceals
and evades our view led me to looking at the collection of vintage
Work X-rays I had on hand. X-rays pass through human tissue, rendering
the bones and tissue beneath visible.
Our bodies are informed by a lifetime of experiences throughout
our childhood, young adulthood, middle age and our senior years.
With the use of found materials and repurposed imagery, I find
the work carries powerful emotional associations to memory and
mourning.
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