'Mementomori'

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The corpses in Kathi Rick's exhibit "Mementomori" are made of plastic skeletons with a combination of latex and toilet paper for skin, covered with cement dust. Rick adds clippings of her hair for a more personal effect.

This tin reliquary, containing an eyeball, is meant to give that body part back to Mary Kelly, a mutilated victim of Jack the Ripper.

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'Mementomori'

Besides hanging figures and mementos, this exhibit features photography of women, enlarged from anonymous tintypes. By looking directly at the camera, the women command attention.

Kathi Rick, whose exhibit "Mementomori" continues through May 27, is a Va...

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