YARI J MENA
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Paintings


2019
Family Photos
Taking copies of photographs from my childhood family photo albums and my mother's small archive of images of her life and loved ones in her home country, I piece together what it means to have both cultural disjunction and misunderstanding within a household while at the same time experiencing love and connection that transcends borders.
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"Family Photo: Unknown Age", 8x10'', Acrylic and India ink on photograph, 2019
2018

Repressed Memories
This series involves three undisclosed photographs from my personal life that I burned, sanded, and painted over with acrylic inks, india ink, and, sometimes, gesso. These works are an exploration of the layers and erosion involved with memories, and the beauty and cruelty of nostalgia. 
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"Repressed Memory (Inkblot)", 4x6'', Acrylic & India ink on inkjet photograph, 2018
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Repressed Memory (Sliding Gold))", 4x6'', Acrylic and India ink on photo print, 2018
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"Repressed Memory (Rainbow 1)", 4x6'', Acrylic and India ink on photo print, 2018
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"Repressed Memory (Color Hill)", 4x6'', Gesso, acrylic, and India ink on photo print, 2018
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"Repressed Memory (Milky Cosmos)", 4x6'', Gesso, acrylic and India ink on photo print, 2018 - SOLD
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"Repressed Memory (Stormy Landscape)", 4x6'', Gesso, acrylic ink and paint on photo print, 2018
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"Repressed Memory (Turquoise & Gold)", 4x6'', Acrylic and India ink on inkjet print, 2018
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Repressed Memory (Dark Smoke)", 4x6'', Acrylic and India ink on photo print, 2018
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"Repressed Memory (Rainbow 2)", 4x6'', Acrylic and India ink on photo print, 2018
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"Repressed Memory (Cells 1)", 4x6'', Acrylic and India ink on photo print, 2018
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"Repressed Memory (Violet)", 4x6'', Gesso and acrylic ink on photo print, 2018
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"Repressed Memory (Blue Moon Landscape)", 4x6'', Gesso, acrylic ink and paint on photo print, 2018 - SOLD
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"Repressed Memory (Velvet)", 4x6'', Acrylic and India ink on photo print, 2018
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"Repressed Memory (Veins)", 4x6'', Acrylic and India ink on photo print, 2018
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Repressed Memory (Blue & Gold)", 4x6'', Acrylic and India ink on photo print, 2018
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"Repressed Memory (Rainbow 3)", 4x6'', Acrylic and India ink on photo print, 2018
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"Repressed Memory (Cells 2)", 4x6'', Acrylic and India ink on photo print, 2018
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"Repressed Memory (Black Holes)", 4x6'', Gesso, acrylic and India ink on photo print, 2018
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"Repressed Memory (Clouds & Sky)", 4x6'', Gesso, acrylic ink and paint on photo print, 2018
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