Archipelagoes (2019) panel 14, 2019Edition 1 of 3
Archival pigment print
20 × 16 in.
Archipelagoes (panel 14) is a burnished field of golden-brown tonalities, its layered surface evoking weathered topographies or aged maps. The image, one of 25 panels, resists fixed interpretation—at once tactile and elusive. Through her meticulous process of printing and coating, Yamaoka creates reflective, light-sensitive surfaces that change with each viewing. The work reflects her larger interest in the instability of the image and the ways memory erodes, accumulates, and refracts over time.