The Hillsboro Glitch, With Sisters

7" x 7"

Vintage paper and photos from the early 1900's

Title: The Hillsboro Glitch, With Sisters

This complex mixed-media collage operates on three distinct visual layers, merging historical portraiture with abstract and contemporary interventions. The primary focus is a small, cropped antique cabinet card portrait of a woman (stamped with the studio name "Thyngseth, Hillsboro, N.D."). Her formal pose is aggressively and symbolically interrupted by a horizontal, abstract smear of red, blue, and black paint across her eyes—a signature technique that explores the theme of anonymity.

The work's depth comes from the background:

1. Hidden Portraiture: Visible just behind the main portrait on the left is a faint, sepia-toned photograph of two sisters, adding a quiet, historical layer of kinship and hidden figures beneath the foreground action.

2. Modern Graphic: On the far right, near the top, a small, intricate line drawing of a robot in the collage, introducing a jarring, futuristic element that contrasts sharply with the Victorian-era subjects.

The overall effect is a dense, thought-provoking piece that layers past, present, and even future elements, appealing to collectors interested in deep historical collage and layered identity studies.

• Medium: Mixed-Media Collage (Antique Cabinet Card, Antique Photographs, Acrylic Paint, Ink/Pencil)

• Themes: Layered Identity, Historical Interference, Anonymity, Technology/Future

• Key Visuals: Redacted Woman Portrait, Faint Two Sisters Portrait (Background), Robot Drawing