Archipelagoes (2019) panel 16B, 2019Edition 1 of 3
Archival pigment print
20 × 16 in.
In Archipelagoes (panel 16B), a list of place names—Wallkill, Wildwood, Willow River, Winnebago, Woodland—emerges against a blurred grayscale background. Each name suggests a geographic or ecological marker, yet the indistinct imagery disrupts narrative clarity. Part of a 25-panel constellation, the work invites associative connections while withholding definitive context. Consistent with Yamaoka’s practice, it merges text, image, and reflective surface to question the reliability of what we see and the histories embedded in naming.