Iraq Memorial

In the aftermath of my 9/11 series, I felt a deep need to respond to the loss of life brought on by the Iraq war. What emerged was a work meant to honor the American soldiers who perished in that war.
Each piece begins with a sheet of glass. Onto its surface, I sandblast a halftone image of a fallen soldier, pairing it with a statement that tells the story of how their life was lost. These panels are set into an antique window frame—objects already rich with history, memory, and absence. Each panel is then fractured. The fractured pane of glass contains the metaphor of the life lost in that war.
When the frame is placed three inches from the wall and lit with a strong light, the portraits project themselves onto the surface behind them. In that moment, the image of the soldier seems to return—no longer confined to the panel and no longer fractured but present again in the room, if only as shadow and light.
This fleeting reappearance is what gives the memorial its meaning. It is not only a remembrance of sacrifice, but also an attempt to let the presence of the lost be felt once more.

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