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
leather, paper, polyester
©2019 Susan Zimmerman
Trader Joe’s shopping bags, thread, handmade paper yarn, paper cord, gesso, acrylic paint
31” x 32” x 2”
©2020 Susan Zimmerman
photo: Sibila Savage
Trader Joe’s shopping bags, thread
22” x 36” x 4”
©2020 Susan Zimmerman
photo: Sibila Savage
Monoprix and Trader Joe’s shopping bags, thread, wool batting
26” x 24” x 4”
©2023 Susan Zimmerman
photo: Sibila Savage