Exploitation | Keith M. Francis

Exploitation by Keith M. Francis. A conceptual assemblage sculpture featuring archival black and white photographs enclosed in Mason jars, exhibited at Viterbo University Art Museum.

COLLECTION: Viterbo University Art Museum, La Crosse, Wisconsin
Exploitation" (2017) by Keith Francis. An installation of six glass Mason jars with metal flip-top lids, arranged in two rows. Inside each jar is a black-and-white archival photograph of an individual held in forced labor. Text on the labels reveals their names, exploitative histories, and specific owners, bridging historical and modern slavery. The sculpture is part of the permanent collection at Viterbo University Art Museum.
6" H x 4.25" W x 4.25" D (each)

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