SANDRA C. FERNANDEZ: Enduring Presence: Migration, Memory, and Becoming

In Sandra C. Fernandez’s new series of work, she explores migration as an emotional and transformative experience. Using monotype, lithography, and stitching, she constructed collaged dress-forms from fragmented images and text. Produced as unique impressions, these sewn “garments” hold memory, labor, and resilience, embodying a state of becoming shaped by loss, endurance, and hope, while honoring the labor and strength required to persist. The series of seventeen dresses was co-published by Fernandez and Flatbed, and the work is available through Flatbed’s gallery.