Another in my ‘Rejection Suite’ made of job application rejection letters on top of which I collaged self-rejected photos of mine. In each case I left showing certain words from the letter that hit me.
The Guillotine image came because of the bright red photo I had of the side of a vintage restored car. It had it on my art table with the yellow square next to it and saw the possibility of a head rolling out of the yellow square, simple as that. Thanks to Cyndi, my former sister-in-law for letting her head roll in this image.
This car, a 1957 Plymouth Belvedere, was buried June 19th, 1957 in front of the Tulsa County Courthouse. It was exhumed fifty years later with the hopes it would be in pristine condition. It was instead found to be in the condition you see here, having been under water for most of the 50 years it turns out. They put in on display anyway along with an invitational car show that included some beautiful Belvederes.
It sits at the end of our street, every day waiting. I saw today that it’s lips and teeth were red and, in spite of the snow and ice, I knew it had been satisfied.
