Tzu-Ju Chen alters vintage photographs and a variety of Asian paper money that originally served as a “ceremonial offering of currency for the dead” to give her series, China – Silhouettes of Memory, the appearance of metal. Chen, who has a Master of Fine Arts in Metalsmithing from Cranbook Academy of Art, forces us to look at materials from a different perspective as she pushes the boundaries of traditional techniques.
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How will I ever get anything done, Susan. You keep leading me astray…but such fascinating astray!