https://artistparentindex.com/files/original/7ae7fe6a5e266d1216bb06154b8d47d2.jpg e3609d1123dbcd6f3b65b8a05d4f764a Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Artist Parent Index Person An individual. Website The Artist's website <a href="http://www.miriamschaer.com/" target="_blank">http://www.miriamschaer.com/</a> Medium books sculpture installation photography Location The location of the interview Brooklyn New York USA Artist Statement My work is an exploration of questions for which I find no easy answers. Usually, I use a variety of materials and media to build narratives or depict the complexity of situations not easily resolved. Recently, my work has focused on the relationship of motherhood, and the absence of motherhood, especially how women without children fare in a world that values women largely for their fertility. I became sensitized to the relationships between these conditions as my own mother began to exhibit signs of dementia. As we age, how do we negotiate the role reversals inherent in coping with parents who live beyond the point at which they can care for themselves, as they become, like small children, individuals cared for by their own children, now adults? Finding no simple answers, I hope my work stimulates a dialogue about these difficult issues. Topic mother child fertility absence of motherhood childlessness by choice childlessness by chance Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Miriam Schaer book installation photography sculpture