Exploratory Laparotomy

Authors

Maya Lakshmi Srinivasan, Rhode Island School of DesignFollow
Special Collections, Rhode Island School of DesignFollow
Fleet Library, Rhdoe Island School of DesignFollow

Files

Student Narrative

This piece, a series of paper pulp paintings compiled into a handbound book, reflects on experiences in emergent, frequently bloody, trauma operations. The abdomen is splayed open, explicit and vulnerable, ready for the damage to be repaired and sewn back together again in an attempt to save a life. This book attempts to tell that story.

Publication Date

10-1-2024

Description

Entry for the 11th Baker & Whitehill Student Artists' Book Contest. Opening reception and award ceremony Wednesday, February 19, 2025 at 6:30pm, Fleet Library, Main Reading Room. Juror: Roger S. Williams.

Keywords

artists' books; Baker & Whitehill

Disciplines

Book and Paper

Student Status

Graduate student

Year of Graduation

2026

Major

Printmaking

Faculty / Course

Daniel Heyman; Papermaking

Materials + Techniques

Handmade Kozo paper, pulp paintings in a handbound book.

Recommended Citation

Srinivasan, Maya Lakshmi; Collections, Special; and Library, Fleet, "Exploratory Laparotomy" (2024). 11th Baker & Whitehill Student Artists' Book Contest 2025. 46.
https://digitalcommons.risd.edu/bookcontest11th2025/46