Monica Banks

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  I started this series after the recent earthquake in Haiti. The tens of thousands of victims who were never identified or buried calls to mind similar events throughout history: the plague, the holocaust, Rwandaa, and many others, as well as metaphorical piles of unacknowledged victims: AIDS, drug abuse, child abuse. This series pays tribute to the anonymous, unceremonious mass deaths which punctuate human history, the backstory upon which so much civilization is built.  
     
Monica Banks Backstory Clay figures in a shadow box
Backstory
2010
Clay figures in a shadow box
16" x 20" x 4"
Monica Banks Backstory
Backstory (detail)
Monica Banks Backstory
Backstory (detail)
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