Exploitation

2017, (6) Mason Jars with enclosed archival black and white photographs. 6" X 4.25" X 4.25" in (each) | 15.24 X 10.8 X 10.8 cm (each)

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.

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