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Blur 11 (3)

Blur 11 (3)

© Sandra Brewster

Blur 11 (3)
Blur 11 (3)
ArtistCanadian, born 1973
CultureCanadian
Titles
  • Blur 11 (3)
Date2016–2017
MediumInkjet transfer print
DimensionsImage: 29 3/4 × 22 1/4 in. (75.5 × 56.5 cm)
 Sheet: 29 3/4 × 22 1/4 in. (75.5 × 56.5 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Nena Marsh
Object number2019.2
Not on view

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Department
Photography
Object Type
DescriptionSandra Brewster’s family history inspired her series "It’s a Blur." Her parents left their native Guyana for Toronto in the 1960s in search of a better life—an immigration story often told through the ID photos that facilitated their entry into Canada and later became family treasures. Worn by time, the photos represented the passage of many years and changes of location, but also an altered identity as her Guyanese parents became Canadian, at least in name. The indistinct and distressed style of Brewster’s photographs suggests that immigration not only displaces one geographically but also blurs or obscures one’s identity.
ProvenanceThe artist, Toronto; [Georgia Scherman Projects, Toronto]; purchased by MFAH, 2019.
Published References Crooks, J. (2017). SANDRA BREWSTER PRACTISING REFUSAL. Prefix Photo, 18(2), 18.

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