Faith Wilding

Memory of Banana Leaves

Maker

Faith Wilding (Paraguayan-American, b. 1943 in Paraguay)

Title

Memory of Banana Leaves
from the Bruderhof Suite

Year

1990

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Dimensions

Sheet: 28.5 x 44.9 cm (11 1/4 x 17 11/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Recto in graphite: LR horizontal: Faith Wilding 1990; LR vertical: Banana; Verso: Faith Wilding. 1990

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Paula and Leonard Granoff Fund and Museum purchase

Object Number

2019.44.1.2

Type

Publications

  • Journal

Manual / Issue 18: Nature

 RISD Museum’s Manual 18 Celebrates Nature

In our [Chamoru] culture, inafa’maolek is our most important value. It roughly translates as “to make good for each other.” Inafa’maolek teaches us that all things are connected and related, including people, environments, and all species. Because all things are interwoven, we must always act with guinaiya and respetu, love and respect.  

–Craig Santos Perez, introduction

Manual 18 explores human interactions with the natural world, from frank awe and deep appreciation of the immediate moment to eternal questions and ancient unfinished business. This issue of Manual complements the exhibition Being and Believing in the Natural World, co-curated by Gina Borromeo, Wai Yee Chiong, and Sháńdíín Brown, on view at the RISD Museum now through May 7, 2023.

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Faith Wilding (Paraguayan-American, b. 1943 in Paraguay)
Memory of Banana Leaves; from the Bruderhof Suite, 1990
Watercolor and sepia ink on paper
Sheet: 28.5 x 44.9 cm (11 1/4 x 17 11/16 inches)
Paula and Leonard Granoff Fund and Museum purchase 2019.44.1.2

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