The Reconstruction of Anna Marie Knaus
1998

Part 1 of 1
4’x5’ C-print, water, rock, wax, book

Part 2 of 1
Super 8 transfer to video,
sheep trough, water
(4-min video loop w/sound)

In Part 1 of 1, a photograph of a woman’s body is submerged under water in a shallow pond outside and floats throughout the winter months. The image eventually succumbs to various stages of water and ice.

Part 2 of 1 continues with a reflection on the life and approaching death of Anna Marie Knaus. A video projection depicts a child and her struggle jumping rope. A galvanized steel sheep trough filled with water sits in the center of the space.

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