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Title
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Artist Parent Index
Person
An individual.
Website
The Artist's website
<a href="http://www.miriamschaer.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">http://www.miriamschaer.com/</a>
Medium
books
sculpture
installation
photography
Location
The location of the interview
Brooklyn
New York
USA
Artist Statement
My work is an exploration of questions for which I find no easy answers. Usually, I use a variety of materials and media to build narratives or depict the complexity of situations not easily resolved. Recently, my work has focused on the relationship of motherhood, and the absence of motherhood, especially how women without children fare in a world that values women largely for their fertility. I became sensitized to the relationships between these conditions as my own mother began to exhibit signs of dementia. As we age, how do we negotiate the role reversals inherent in coping with parents who live beyond the point at which they can care for themselves, as they become, like small children, individuals cared for by their own children, now adults? Finding no simple answers, I hope my work stimulates a dialogue about these difficult issues.
Topic
mother
child
fertility
absence of motherhood
childlessness by choice
childlessness by chance
Publications
A catalog or monograph published by the artist
<a href="http://www.artistparentindex.com/items/show/463">The Maternal in Creative Work Intergenerational Discussions on Motherhood and Art, Contributor</a>
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Miriam Schaer
book
installation
photography
sculpture