The Covering Series explores the intersection of identity and loss through the Jewish mourning ritual of Shiva. The project was conceived as a way to contend with personal loss by visually addressing the grieving process. The covered forms evoke ancient aspects of the ritual, which include the denial of vision by enrobing one's head. The photographs explore the idea of creating new meaning from old rituals. The goal is to expand on cultural identity and foster the development of new Jewish culture.
A suite of six images from the series is in Harvard’s Fogg Art Museum collection. Work from this project is also included in the book, On Death, a Kris Graves Project-Humble Arts Foundation collaboration (2019.) The book is in the collection of The Museum of Modern Art Library and the Getty Museum, among others.
Images are captured with a vintage Leaf digital camera back and Hasselblad camera. The series includes 24 vintage Kodak Dye-Sublimation Prints, 1993-95, 10”x10” each, Edition of 10 made by the artist.