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BOXES beyond borders

Framing Life, Memories, and Wisdom

Susannah Malarkey with MalPina Chan
USA-Washington 2006

Tajima. An artist and an extraordinary woman collaborate to create a box.

Susannah Malarkey, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE TECHNOLOGY ALLIANCE OF WASHINGTON and MalPina Chan, ARTIST.

The form of the square frame suggests strength and solidity making it an appropriate metaphor for Susannah. From the first few moments of our initial conversation, we felt a connection as we shared memories about our mothers and daughters. Susannah’s feelings on “wise women who came before passing on and sharing their life’s lessons” and the notion of “tribal memories” serves as the inspiration for this piece.