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Trace: The Presence in Absence

Work to honor the continuous presence of loved ones in the things and spaces that remain

July 3 – August 29, 2015
Delaplaine Visual Arts Education Center, Frederick, MD

artwork

Ashley Minner

photography

Sean Scheidt

The event title sign on a glass panel.

Installation sign for Trace: The Presence in Absence

Haunting is a part of my everyday life. I live with ghosts in a house where time travel is possible. I make artists' books, drawings, collages, and mixed media installations inspired by my loved ones who have passed away, in honor of their continuous presence in the things and spaces that remain. My work mitigates the grief associated with death and loss. It reminds us that indeed, life goes on.

View the opening reception photo gallery.

Glass bottles hanging from the ceiling on strings.
An antique telephone.
Ashley Minner's father's old gardening baseball hat.
Glass bottles hanging from the ceiling on strings.
A stack of old mail and letters.
Photos of various sentimental objects.
A cardboard box on a pedestal and a photo of an old wall clock.
A book with the installation's title on the front.
An empty antique armchair inside the installation room.
A photo of an old wall clock.
A cardboard box on a pedestal and a photo of an old wall clock.
A cardboard box on a pedestal and a photo of an old wall clock.
Photos of various sentimental objects.
Glass bottles hanging from the ceiling on strings.
Photos of various sentimental objects.
Photos of various sentimental objects.
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Photos of various sentimental objects.
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A wide view of the installation, showing glass bottles, empty furniture, and sentimental objects.
A wide view of the installation, showing glass bottles, empty furniture, and sentimental objects.
A cardboard box on a pedestal and a photo of an old wall clock.
A wide view of the installation, showing glass bottles, empty furniture, and sentimental objects.
The event title sign on a glass panel.
Photos of various sentimental objects.
A woman looking through a glass bottle in the installation.
Ashley Minner's grandmother's old clock.
An empty coffee cup with the name Alice on it.
A nearly empty mason jar full of moonshine.
A nearly empty mason jar full of moonshine.

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