For this first exhibition in the Kelsey Contemporaries series, Libyan-American artist and U-M School of Art & Design graduate Reem Gibriel fashioned amphorae out of fabric and clay that were designed to slowly disintegrate over time. The amphorae, whose shapes evoke the human figure, were each given an individual name and are intended as metaphors for victims of displacement, war, and genocide around the world. The collapse of the amphorae during the run of the exhibition evokes the passage of time and the fragility of human existence.

Watch a video about the artist and the Personae exhibition.