STEPHANIE SYJUCO Photogravures in the series Afterimages 2021 The physically manipulated photogravures in the series “Afterimages” are based on visual research that the artist conducted at historical museums in St. Louis and during a 2019 Smithsonian Artist Research Fellowship. In this response, ethnographic images of a “Filipino Village” on display at the 1904 St Louis World’s Fair are reedited through crumpling and folding to deny their imagined function as anthropological evidence, and to reveal their presentation as inherently fabricated. By utilizing the traditional medium of photogravure, Syjuco furthers her exploration of how photography and early imaging forms are linked with the production of American colonial history. Special thanks to The Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis and The Luminary for supporting the initial research for this project.
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