quarantine stories

series of mixed media works
2020
view .gifs of selected works

From April-July 2020 I came upon some materials following the death of my father: he saved old bank books, pamphlets from Jehovah’s Witnesses, maps, and other booklets; I layered these with photographs from my own past travels and formed them into free standing objects.

quarantine stories (a walk in virginia), Julia Schwartz, 2020. Repurposed booklet, art papers, photographs, tracing paper, 5 x 7 x 3.5 inches. (three views) JS0008

quarantine stories (architecture), Julia Schwartz, 2020. Repurposed booklet, art papers, photographs, tracing paper, 11.5 x 16 x 8 inches. (three views) JS0009

quarantine story (are you disappointed?), Julia Schwartz, 2020. Repurposed booklet, art papers, photographs, tracing paper, 5 x 7 x 3.5 inches. (three views) JS0010

quarantine story (babble on babylon), Julia Schwartz, 2020. Repurposed booklet, art papers, photographs, tracing paper, 5 x 7 x 3.5 inches. (three views) JS0011

quarantine story (camouflage), Julia Schwartz, 2020. Repurposed booklet, art papers, photographs, tracing paper, 9 x 15.5 x 8 inches. (three views) JS0012

quarantine story (father figure), Julia Schwartz, 2020. Repurposed booklet, art papers, photographs, tracing paper, 9 x 15.5 x 8 inches. (three views) JS0013

quarantine story (gates), Julia Schwartz, 2020. Repurposed booklet, art papers, photographs, tracing paper, 9 x 15.5 x 8 inches. (three views) JS0014

quarantine story (gathering stones), Julia Schwartz, 2020. Repurposed booklet, art papers, photographs, tracing paper, 8.5 x 11 x 6 inches. (three views) JS0015

quarantine story (mitosis,) Julia Schwartz, 2020. Repurposed booklet, art papers, photographs, tracing paper, 9 x 15.5 x 8 inches. (three views) JS0016

quarantine story (mountain and tree), Julia Schwartz, 2020. Repurposed booklet, art papers, photographs, tracing paper, 9 x 15.5 x 8 inches. (three views) JS0017

quarantine story (of this world), Julia Schwartz, 2020. Repurposed booklet, art papers, photographs, tracing paper, 9 x 15.5 x 8 inches. (three views) JS0018

quarantine story (pareidolia), Julia Schwartz, 2020. Repurposed booklet, art papers, photographs, tracing paper, 8.5 x 11 x 6 inches. (three views) JS0019

quarantine story (pinkpurpleorange), Julia Schwartz, 2020. Repurposed booklet, art papers, photographs, tracing paper, 8.5 x 11 x 6 inches. (three views) JS0020

quarantine story (prophets), Julia Schwartz, 2020. Repurposed booklet, art papers, photographs, tracing paper, 5 x 7 x 3.5 inches. (three views) JS0021

quarantine story (purplegreen), Julia Schwartz, 2020. Repurposed booklet, art papers, photographs, tracing paper, 5 x 7 x 3.5 inches. (three views) JS0022

quarantine story (sea sky), Julia Schwartz, 2020. Repurposed booklet, art papers, photographs, tracing paper, 5 x 7 x 3.5 inches. (three views) JS0023

quarantine story (souvenirs from your visitors), Julia Schwartz, 2020. Repurposed booklet, art papers, photographs, tracing paper, 5 x 7 x 3.5 inches. (three views) JS0024

quarantine story (the names), Julia Schwartz, 2020. Repurposed booklet, art papers, photographs, tracing paper, 11 x 17 x 8.5 inches. (three views) JS20025

quarantine story (the tree, the sky), Julia Schwartz, 2020. Repurposed booklet, art papers, photographs, tracing paper, 5 x 7 x 3.5 inches. (three views) JS20026

quarantine story (touch the flame), Julia Schwartz, 2020. Repurposed booklet, art papers, photographs, tracing paper, 8.5 x 11 x 6 inches. (three views) JS20027

quarantine story (with air), Julia Schwartz, 2020. Repurposed booklet, art papers, photographs, tracing paper, 5 x 7 x 3.5 inches. (three views) JS20028