Life and Death on a Showstring

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Artist: Marie Bergstedt

Title: Life and Death on a Showstring

Attribution: Life and Death on a Shoestring, 2020, Marie Bergstedt

Year: 2020

Materials: Cotton canvas, shoe laces, buttons, acrylic paint

Dimensions: 40"H x 28"W x 2"D

Image Statement: During Covid-19 lockdown I found a large bag of shoestrings I had purchased as scrap years ago. A face mask, along with a headwrap of brain synapses, symbolize my experience.