Sarah Jaffray

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Art historian C19/20 | drawing, paper & prints | philosophy & process | cinema | choses français | London via L.A.

Sepia tone photo of a white woman with short, dark hair. She poses in profile, her shoulder peaks from the neck of her dark dress.
A highly patterned Japanese print of three figures: two women and a baby. One woman hides behind a screen laughing as she holds the clothes of the baby who crawls on the floor. The baby sees the other woman who is sat at her vanity. She sees the baby and makes a face so the baby will laugh.
A Black person wrapped in a brown cloak, head turned upwards, eyes downcast. Directly above them hovers a large pink conch shell. The background is blue into yellow ombre.
Nearly full moon at sunset. Ombre sky with a pink cloud floating nearby.
Framed drawing of a woman sat leaning on her hand, she wears a loose, white dress and has a blue ribbon tied in her hair. She sits on a low settee with an 'oriental rug' on the floor.
The crisp-edged black silhouette of a handprint on a white background takes up most of this vertical painting under a heading, in which information has been written and redacted. The print is of a right hand, and there is a black dot over each of the four fingers. The area with the handprint is labeled “Palm Prints (Left Hand/Right Hand).” The palm overlaps the numbers 99 at the bottom center, and text appears to be printed in the lower right corner, “DODDOACID 008769.” Text is written to the right of the hand, “b(6) 5” and “b(7)(c) 5.” The form above has fields for Name (Last, First, Middle), SSAN, Case#, Signature, DOB, Date, and “Signature of Official taking Prints.” Answers in all the fields have been blacked out except the Case#, which was left blank, and the date, “23JU/04.” Text appearing to be written above the fields repeats, “b(6) 5” and “b(7)(c) 5.” Text written next to the Signature of Official taking Prints field reads, “b(6)1” and “b(7)(c) 1.” Two black dots at the top center resemble the distinctive hole punch of official documents
Screenshot of a post from Vox.com. It reads: 'America, you have spoken loud and clear: You do not like AI. But what if AI is the way to restart the world's idea machine?' An image of a lightbulb and then the title of the article 'We're running out of good ideas. AI might be how we find new ones. What if the best use of AI is restarting the world's idea machine?'
Detail of a larger painting. Man squats, pants down, and poos on the ground.
Black and white photograph of a person sleeping in bed with a white mannequin head under their arm.
A man sits in a chair in the foreground, he poses for an artist who stands at their easel, palette and brush in hand, in the background.
A portrait of a person with short hair, cigarette hanging out of their mouth.
A dress made of patchwork of various textiles.
Drawn self-portrait of Rembrandt in pen, ink and wash.
A painting of purple, white and black pattern of abstract human forms in the top left side of an otherwise blank canvas.
Red plum blossoms on thin branches.
Painting of a man's head from behind. Bright light creates contrast in his hair and on his neck.
A beer on a counter with a packet of crisps next to it.
Jim Jarmusch Instagram post of two David Lynch tweets: 'this weekend I'm going to try to find out if I'm connected to the moon. . .I'm pretty sure I'm connected to the moon.'
Meme of David Lynch sat at his desk with the text 'looks like blue skies and golden sunshine all along the way. Everyone have a great day.'
Medieval woman with disheveled hair sprawling out from a turban. She wears a low cut bodice and holds an overturned candle holder..
Black and white photo of a man and woman. The man stands while the woman sits. Both lean onto a heap of fabric at the centre of the photograph.
A black and white photo of a man and woman. The man sits on a white sofa in the foreground and the woman leans over the back of the sofa.
A man and woman photographed in black and white. The man is standing and the woman site, they hold hands over a large fabric covered table.