https://contemporaryartumd.artinterp.org/omeka/files/original/c603f9b74861f6e6755e0650bf934a1f.jpg 660b1dcad1beba272ee2c53cd2a8318f https://contemporaryartumd.artinterp.org/omeka/files/original/1f0c9a1afb222ef79024c3f5987789d5.jpg ed5dc44e2bf8f781493db1c005410ee1 https://contemporaryartumd.artinterp.org/omeka/files/original/57f61ffae315e8f95d0406ba643dcc57.jpg 481d682b31463b87fddfd594a82cbd09 https://contemporaryartumd.artinterp.org/omeka/files/original/b060040f08a13244f4666256455f92e1.jpg 6afcd3ad4839a10a3f65fb1ab895900c Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data 15 Iris prints on velour paper mounted on Hahnemuhle cooperplate paper with letterpress text on each page Edition 14 of 40 with 10 APs Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image Paper: 10 x 8 in (25.4 x 20.32 cm) each Image: 1 ¾ x 3 ¼ in (4.445 x 8.255 cm) each Overall dimensions variable upon installation Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource <em>15 Mouths</em> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Lorna Simpson Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2002 Relation A related resource 2006-2007 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource JPEG Type The nature or genre of the resource Still Image Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 2007.1.7 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Courtesy of Lorna Simpson and Salon 94, New York Description An account of the resource <p>Since the mid-1980s, Lorna Simpson has made art that explores and challenges conventions about identity, gender, history, memory, and culture.  Simpson’s conceptual photography often links images with text to create works that both intrigue and perplex: the meanings of her works are never straightforward. In the print portfolio 15 Mouths, Simpson pairs closely cropped images of lips with ambiguous phrases such as, “uncontrollably loud” and “immeasurably deep.” The portfolio is arranged in a dispersed, site-specific configuration, inviting viewers into their own creative processes of reading and looking while thwarting the possibility of discovering any one underlying narrative. This work, as in many others in Simpson’s oeuvre, requires the viewer to participate actively, if inconclusively, in its interpretation.</p>