Lily Colman | She, Archivist

About this episode

Lily Colman discusses her project 'She, Archivist' and her new periodical 'Frame/Sequence'.

Lily Colman speaks about her show, She, Archivist, at the JKC Gallery and her new periodical, Frame/Sequence. She, Archivist is a project about womanhood, inheritance, and specifically how certain items and feelings are passed down between generations of women. The focus is on matrilineal inheritance through perceived rituals in Judaism, and the questioning of certain beliefs passed down. Using traditional film-based and alternative photographic processes and utilizing collage with domestic materials, Colman attempts to reconstruct her identity through her family’s matrimonial history as well as her own experience with an abusive marriage and subsequent divorce. https://www.lilycolman.com https://www.frame-sequence.com Lily was featured in the 2021 International Juried Exhibition at The Center for Contemporary Art in Bedminster, NJ, where she was awarded First Prize and a Solo Exhibition. Her solo exhibition, The Knots on the Underside of the Carpet, ran from April 22 – June 4, 2022, at the CCA. Lily graduated from the Rhode Island School of Design with her MFA in 2020, as well as a Certificate in Collegiate Teaching in Art and Design. She has always loved photography, education…

People in this episode

Guest: Lily Colman

Topics covered

• photography
• art
• womanhood
• inheritance
• Jewish rituals

Keywords

• matrilineal inheritance
• collage
• domestic materials
• abusive marriage
• photobook periodical

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Frame/Sequence

Books & works: She, Archivist, Frame/Sequence, First Prize, a Solo Exhibition, The Knots on the Underside of the Carpet, MFA, a Certificate in Collegiate Teaching in Art and Design

Places: Bedminster, NJ, Philadelphia

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