Keris Salmon
HERE I LIBS, HERE I DIES, 2016
Digital print with letterpress on Entrada Rag Natural
19 x 13 inches
Series: We Have Made These Lands What They Are: The Architecture of Slavery
This body of work explores family histories and their complex layers of relationships, unveiling the many significant links between black peoples’ past and present. Salmon examines her connection to her...
This body of work explores family histories and their complex layers of relationships, unveiling the many significant links between black peoples’ past and present. Salmon examines her connection to her own past, her partnership with her husband and ancestors’ ownership of slaves, and her relationship with her children, and a future generation that will continue to grapple with an identity born from a tragic history.