The feather represented here was gathered from the site where Jane Doe was found more than sixty years ago, a landscape that still holds the quiet weight of what occurred there. Brought into the studio, this fragile object becomes part of an artwork that stands as a documented witness to her death. The integration of the site and the feather into the print functions in memoriam while conceptually presenting an esoteric reclaiming of her freedom. The effort is to shift the focus away from violence and toward advocacy, validation, and caretaking.
The title, Fruit of the Poisonous Tree, references the legal doctrine that deems evidence derived from unlawful or improper investigative practices to be inherently compromised. Its use here acknowledges the broader systemic issues that can shape investigations and outcomes, situating the work within the larger questions of justice that surround many cases of unidentified women.
The feather represented here was gathered from the site where Jane Doe was found more than sixty years ago, a landscape that still holds the quiet weight of what occurred there. Brought into the studio, this fragile object becomes part of an artwork that stands as a documented witness to her death. The integration of the site and the feather into the print functions in memoriam while conceptually presenting an esoteric reclaiming of her freedom. The effort is to shift the focus away from violence and toward advocacy, validation, and caretaking.
The title, Fruit of the Poisonous Tree, references the legal doctrine that deems evidence derived from unlawful or improper investigative practices to be inherently compromised. Its use here acknowledges the broader systemic issues that can shape investigations and outcomes, situating the work within the larger questions of justice that surround many cases of unidentified women.
