Ham radio tower installation in memory of Louis Berman;
round reed, pastel pigments, waxed linen;
6 ft x 4 ft x 2.5 ft (width and depth variable)
©2025 Susan Zimmerman
photo: Sibila Savage
Inspired by historical Ellis Island photos, this piece is intended to capture the ghostlike images of immigrants from the previous century.
Materials: thread, linen, natural dyes, cardboard, acrylic paint, screws, rope
50” x 84” x 36” (variable)
©2021 Susan Zimmerman
photo: Sibila Savage
Ellis Island inspection cards from the early 1900s printed on vellum and attached to tea-stained, hand-sewn paper garments with hand-constructed baggage
92” x 70” x 24”
©2021 Susan Zimmerman
photo: Sibila Savage
Inspired by Dorothea Lange’s and Hung Liu’s portraits of the Mochida family young daughters.
Materials: thread, buttons, paper cloth, corrugated cardboard, old manila folders, hole reinforcements, string
60” x 36” x 24” (variable)
©2022 Susan Zimmerman
photo: Sibila Savage