Leah Markov-Lindsey

Memento Mori

Embroidery on fabric, 2008

Each of these embroideries describes the clothing and accessories worn by a woman at the time of her death. Their bodies were found in Texas, victims of homicide and violence. They have never been identified.

 

Memento Mori
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