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PAINTING AT NIGHT Tracie Noles-Ross, "Ship of Theseus: The Beleaguered Life Boat"
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Tracie Noles-Ross, "Ship of Theseus: The Beleaguered Life Boat"

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$800. Watercolor on paper 22" x 30", 2021.

Price does not include shipping. Contact info@collarworks.org for a shipping estimate.

Artist statement

I have an ongoing fascination with Plutarch’s thought experiment known as the Theseus Paradox. We humans seem to hold tight to this notion that even as our bodies age and change dramatically in a lifetime, we are the same person from cradle to grave. We know that none of the original cells we were born with are part of us at our death but we still feel like the same person throughout our lives. We all forget a lot of what we have learned on our individual journeys but we and those around us see us as the same person--even if we have forgotten who we thought we were. How can that be? This suggests that perhaps we are more than our bodies. I believe the journey, our evolving minds, our ideas and memories, and sometimes other’s perceptions of us determine our identities.


Artist bio

I am a multidisciplinary storyteller living and working in Birmingham, Alabama. I hold a B.A. from the University of Alabama in Birmingham with a concentration in Visual Arts and Creative Writing. In my most recent work, discarded and forgotten objects are often reconfigured, braiding themes of memory, place, identity, and environmental issues; encouraging a shift in perspective. The process disguises the object’s original form and purpose and brings forward new narratives. Strongly committed to understanding the place I am from, I explore aspects of the biologically diverse landscape of my home state, concepts of family and southern culture, deconstructing them for the purpose of improvement and growth while concurrently protecting, preserving, and celebrating this place I call home, considering ideas about responsibility and accountability as I roll with the punches and brace for change.

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$800. Watercolor on paper 22" x 30", 2021.

Price does not include shipping. Contact info@collarworks.org for a shipping estimate.

Artist statement

I have an ongoing fascination with Plutarch’s thought experiment known as the Theseus Paradox. We humans seem to hold tight to this notion that even as our bodies age and change dramatically in a lifetime, we are the same person from cradle to grave. We know that none of the original cells we were born with are part of us at our death but we still feel like the same person throughout our lives. We all forget a lot of what we have learned on our individual journeys but we and those around us see us as the same person--even if we have forgotten who we thought we were. How can that be? This suggests that perhaps we are more than our bodies. I believe the journey, our evolving minds, our ideas and memories, and sometimes other’s perceptions of us determine our identities.


Artist bio

I am a multidisciplinary storyteller living and working in Birmingham, Alabama. I hold a B.A. from the University of Alabama in Birmingham with a concentration in Visual Arts and Creative Writing. In my most recent work, discarded and forgotten objects are often reconfigured, braiding themes of memory, place, identity, and environmental issues; encouraging a shift in perspective. The process disguises the object’s original form and purpose and brings forward new narratives. Strongly committed to understanding the place I am from, I explore aspects of the biologically diverse landscape of my home state, concepts of family and southern culture, deconstructing them for the purpose of improvement and growth while concurrently protecting, preserving, and celebrating this place I call home, considering ideas about responsibility and accountability as I roll with the punches and brace for change.

$800. Watercolor on paper 22" x 30", 2021.

Price does not include shipping. Contact info@collarworks.org for a shipping estimate.

Artist statement

I have an ongoing fascination with Plutarch’s thought experiment known as the Theseus Paradox. We humans seem to hold tight to this notion that even as our bodies age and change dramatically in a lifetime, we are the same person from cradle to grave. We know that none of the original cells we were born with are part of us at our death but we still feel like the same person throughout our lives. We all forget a lot of what we have learned on our individual journeys but we and those around us see us as the same person--even if we have forgotten who we thought we were. How can that be? This suggests that perhaps we are more than our bodies. I believe the journey, our evolving minds, our ideas and memories, and sometimes other’s perceptions of us determine our identities.


Artist bio

I am a multidisciplinary storyteller living and working in Birmingham, Alabama. I hold a B.A. from the University of Alabama in Birmingham with a concentration in Visual Arts and Creative Writing. In my most recent work, discarded and forgotten objects are often reconfigured, braiding themes of memory, place, identity, and environmental issues; encouraging a shift in perspective. The process disguises the object’s original form and purpose and brings forward new narratives. Strongly committed to understanding the place I am from, I explore aspects of the biologically diverse landscape of my home state, concepts of family and southern culture, deconstructing them for the purpose of improvement and growth while concurrently protecting, preserving, and celebrating this place I call home, considering ideas about responsibility and accountability as I roll with the punches and brace for change.

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