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Scholarly Virtues-Actual Conversations 3 by Mari Mahr

Scholarly Virtues-Actual Conversations 3 by Mari Mahr
Accession Code: wu0597
Title: Scholarly Virtues-Actual Conversations 3
Date completed: 1988
Medium: Photograph
Location Name: Picture Store

Mahr's photographs capture moments. Her technique of superimposing objects onto a backdrop allows for the construction of images which have a timeless quality. The series from which these works are devised followed a journey to China. Each element of the composition has a symbolic meaning which is in accord with the traditional philosophy of Oriental painting. The meaning is not literal or factual but enigmatic.