MFA Thesis: Springfield, Missouri

Below is the “Springfield” installation of the MFA thesis exhibition “Excavating Missing Memorabilia.” Each image of a close-up carved tile is accompanied by a short poetic prose describing the memory it exhumes.

  • Type MFA Thesis Exhibition

Springfield, Missouri / Population 167,882

The Christmas before we moved here I got a barbie scooter from my mom and dad! It was my favorite! Now my mom, my sister, and I have moved into this apartment away from my dad and brother. It's nice because there are so many kids around. Yesterday I rode my barbie scooter around the parking lot and left it by the front door outside. Today it's gone.

I lost my first tooth today! My brother had lost so many by now and I was excited to finally be just like him! We tried calling him and my dad but there was no answer. I'll just call them tomorrow in the morning and tell them how much money the tooth fairy brought me!