Ema Shin (Australian 21st Century) Textile Artist
'Separated Siblings'
Comprising eight embroidered figures with attached labels, each bearing a diagnosis;
fluid in lungs, Poss. hernia, Virus in lungs, Bitten.A ninth stitched outline with label Died March 2, 76.
Mixed Media
Signed l/r

textile: 16 in. (40 cm.) x 10-1/2 in. (26 cm.)
frame: 18-1/2 (47 cm.) x 13 in. (34 cm.) x 2-1/2 in. (6 cm.)h.

Two lower paper labels, read: Found in San Jose, Raised foster 4 wks. old, Poss. damp studio affected virus already present in lungs.

Ema Shin is a Narrm/Melbourne based artist who was born and grew up in Niigata, Japan.
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