Play the Hand We Were Dealt (Uncover)

Play the Hand We Were Dealt is a painting series that engages with two sources of imagery: family albums and colonial Philippine archives from the turn of the 20th century. The silver surface of each painting serves as a surface to be etched like a lottery scratcher. Like the face of a scratcher, history needs to be defaced to reveal what is beneath.

Materials: Acrylic, image transfer, silver leaf, and found objects on canvas

Dimensions: 24 in x 36 in

Date: 2022

Exhibited in: Lansing Art Gallery