MALLARY JOHNSON
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For the Birds
Between Prospects and Reserves
Limbo
Kitzmiller, USA
Some Views
Myths, Mirrors, and Windows
TIME
Extractions/Refractions
Drawing Reconstructions
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MALLARY JOHNSON
PROJECTS
BIO / CV
CONTACT
LINKS
For the Birds
Between Prospects and Reserves
Limbo
Kitzmiller, USA
Some Views
Myths, Mirrors, and Windows
TIME
Extractions/Refractions
Drawing Reconstructions
Occupations
MALLARY JOHNSON
PROJECTS
BIO / CV
CONTACT
LINKS
For the Birds
Between Prospects and Reserves
Limbo
Kitzmiller, USA
Some Views
Myths, Mirrors, and Windows
TIME
Extractions/Refractions
Drawing Reconstructions
Occupations
MALLARY JOHNSON
PROJECTS
BIO / CV
CONTACT
LINKS
For the Birds
Between Prospects and Reserves
Limbo
Kitzmiller, USA
Some Views
Myths, Mirrors, and Windows
TIME
Extractions/Refractions
Drawing Reconstructions
Occupations
Between Prospects and Reserves
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Project Description
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MALLARY JOHNSON
For the Birds
Limbo
East / West
Philly Stake
Fold the Flock: Eclipse
INDIVIDUAL PROJECTS
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Kitzmiller, USA
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CURRENT WORK
Rituals For Remembering
Video projection
4 x 6" Post cards
Mailing packages
Archival pigment prints: 36 x 24”
Between Prospects and Reserves is a project that grew out of a desire to better understand the psychological effects of an extended and ongoing period of military conflict. A combination of research and personal connections led me to explore, specifically, the impact of war on the lives of military families in the United States. Over the period of six months in late 2009, I interviewed spouses and families of deployed soldiers in Fort Bragg, North Carolina. During this time I listened to many stories chronicling diverse experiences of domestic life on base. This version of the installation, which included video, text, and photographs presents a fragmented narrative addressing tensions between imagined and actual realities of joining the military. In particular, this work highlights the influence of cultural representations of war (in the form of cinema and toys) on psychological preconceptions of military life.
Between Prospects and Reserves
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2009
