What We Carried: Threads By Jim Lommasson At Place 10/19~11/16/21

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PLACE
735 Northwest 18th Ave.Portland, Oregon 97209
What We Carried: Threads – Jim Lommasson

Presented by Portland TextileX Month And The Immigrant Story

October 19 – November 16, 2021
Opening Reception at PLACE: Tuesday, October 19, 5 p.m. – 7 p.m.

For Portland Textiles Month, Jim Lommasson has assembled works in which participants chose textiles to carry to their new homes in the U.S. Jim Lommasson’s “What We Carried” photo and writing projects begin with a personal object that the participant carried with them on their long and difficult journey from their homelands to the U.S. Objects include a family photo, a bible, a Quran, a doll, dominoes, a teacup or a serving dish from family celebrations, to the clothes that they were wearing when they fled their homes.

Lommasson asks participants to allow him to photograph those few items that they were able to carry with them to the U.S. He asks the participants to write directly on the photograph about their object and why that particular item was so important that they chose it above everything else. Their stories speak of much more than “the object.” The stories are profound and speak to our common humanity. The luminous inner life of these ordinary things is a testament to the unspeakable anguish of a life left forever behind. Ordinary objects become sacred. The photo and writings become a new artifact.

Participants in Lommasson’s What We Carried projects are from Iraq, Syria, Armenia, Bosnia, Herzegovina, Rwanda, Sudan, Burundi, Congo, Central African Republic, Tanzania, Mexico, El Salvador,  and Guatemala. Lommasson has partnered with The Illinois Holocaust Museum and The Immigrant Story.

Also at exhibiting at PLACE: Brittany Vega's Sky Exchange II
https://www.textilex.org/event/sky-exchange-ii/


Exhibit viewing times and instructions:

In order to view this exhibit, you will need to choose a date and time for a private viewing appointment at PLACE. Only one group or individual can view the exhibit per appointment. Please choose a date and time that is in line with PLACE’s hours below.

Exhibit Viewing Appointment Registration

Tuesday through Friday 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Weekday visits are recommended.
Saturday 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. by appointment.

Please Contact: atsuko.komoto@place.la

Buckechick (detail) by Jim Lommassan, from promotional email