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Conversations (2014-21)
Drawing on various source material including magazines, sewing pattern books, newspapers, and art history publications, Smigrod further engaged in the perpetual dialogue between text and image. Formed by the random combination of the recto and verso of a printed page when collapsed into a single image, paper fibers diffuse beams of light, while the inversion of text and image produce illegible alphabets that compete with inverted illustrations. This layering of elements triggers a series of associations to various forms of communication, compelling viewers to decipher the resulting image, thereby creating "conversations" between the disparate forms of imagery and text and between creator and audience. |