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Student Narrative
This flag book (one of a series of six) explores gene expression and the resemblance between family members of different generations. The term jiapu refers to the Chinese document recording a family’s lineage. In this project I have overlaid different combinations of my face, my father’s face, and my paternal grandfather’s face in an attempt to create my own jiapu and to examine similarities and differences between our facial structures. Through these images I seek to explore physical differences between us and reflect on the different or similar experiences each of us have had throughout our lives. This concept has been further explored through the printing process - the books contain the direct intaglio prints from the original copper plates, ghost prints, and letterpress printed surface roll prints, all in an effort to further explore this concept of generational passage and the various expression of genes.
Publication Date
Winter 3-1-2025
Description
Entry for the 12th Baker & Whitehill Student Artists' Book Contest. Opening reception and award ceremony Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 6:30pm, Fleet Library, 1st Floor Main Reading Room. Juror: Gabrielle Reed.
Keywords
artists' books; Baker & Whitehill
Disciplines
Book and Paper
Student Status
Graduate student
Year of Graduation
2026
Major
Printmaking
Materials + Techniques
Artist books; puretech and letterpress printing on BFK Rives. Photoetching, ghost printing, surface roll relief techniques.
Recommended Citation
Poon, Mitchell; Collections, Special; and Library, Fleet, "Genealogical Jiapu" (2025). 12th Baker & Whitehill Student Artists' Book Contest 2026. 40.
https://digitalcommons.risd.edu/bookcontest12th2026/40