Margaret Joba-Woodruff | Worn & Torn, Broken or Blue, Something Something, Tired & True

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Margaret Joba-Woodruff, “Second Skins,” no date

cyanotype and monotype on Kozo (Photo credit to the artist)

Worn & Torn, Broken or Blue, Something Something, Tired & True is an exhibition which hosts a collection of prints from, or on, objects worn, used, and discarded in the processes of printmaking. Alongside a series of familiar slogans, both found and fabricated, these objects are unified by their role as mediators between the body and the materials it works with. Suggesting barriers, objects like gloves and aprons separate chemicals from skin, simultaneously protecting and deteriorating through repeated gestures of wiping, rubbing, and cleaning. Together, the familiarity of these objects and phrases present a discordant narrative of gendered labour, empowerment, and domesticity.