sarry about saying you don’t is a diary of multiple mediums. In this exhibition, visual arts senior Raya Ward welcomes us into an intimate space constructed of her own archives — ones made of her, ones she has collected, and others she has produced. Through mixed media collage and installation, Ward weaves together a range of record types and sources in a simultaneous rejection of ‘privacy’ and calculated presentation of truth.
Raya Ward (she/her) is an interdisciplinary artist and designer working with physical and digital collage to explore concepts of memory, trace, surveillance, display, privacy and intimacy. Her work relies heavily on family and personal archives to explore the purposeful and unnoticed traces we leave behind on our environment, our communities, and on others. Through collage, she grapples with these records and the agency (or lack thereof) her subjects possess in the archives she creates and the archives that are created of her by extractive surveillant regimes.
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Visual Arts senior Raya Ward '22 presents a diary of multiple mediums during "sarry about saying you don’t" in the Hagan Studio, April 11 - 23, 2022. Photo by Michelle Peters
Visual Arts senior Raya Ward '22 presents a diary of multiple mediums during "sarry about saying you don’t" in the Hagan Studio on April 11-23, 2022. Photo by Michelle Peters
Visual Arts senior Raya Ward '22 presents a diary of multiple mediums during "sarry about saying you don’t" in the Hagan Studio on April 11-23, 2022. Photo by Michelle Peters
Visual Arts senior Raya Ward '22 presents a diary of multiple mediums during "sarry about saying you don’t" in the Hagan Studio, April 11 - 23, 2022. Photo by Michelle Peters
Visual Arts senior Raya Ward '22 presents a diary of multiple mediums during "sarry about saying you don’t" in the Hagan Studio on April 11-23, 2022. Photo by Michelle Peters
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Visual Arts senior Raya Ward '22 presents a diary of multiple mediums during "sarry about saying you don’t" in the Hagan Studio on April 11-23, 2022. Photo by Michelle Peters
Visual Arts senior Raya Ward '22 presents a diary of multiple mediums during "sarry about saying you don’t" in the Hagan Studio on April 11-23, 2022. Photo by Michelle Peters
Visual Arts senior Raya Ward '22 presents a diary of multiple mediums during "sarry about saying you don’t" in the Hagan Studio on April 11-23, 2022. Photo by Michelle Peters
Visual Arts senior Raya Ward '22 presents a diary of multiple mediums during "sarry about saying you don’t" in the Hagan Studio on April 11-23, 2022. Photo by Michelle Peters
Gallery Info
The exhibition is free and open to Princeton University students, faculty, and staff. Gallery open 24/7.
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Accessibility
The event space is wheelchair accessible. Visit our Venues and Studios section for accessibility information at our various locations. Guests in need of access accommodations are invited to contact the Lewis Center at 609-258-5262 or email LewisCenter@princeton.edu at least one week in advance of the event date.
