Precious Rubbish Kayla E Stephen Shore The work of the sign-painters

The work of the sign-painters represents a visual itinerary through the historical-economic changes of Indian society over the years

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going back to her early days as a top fashion model

and an original contribution by celebrated poet Dawn Lundy Martin

The “memory” side presents a retrospective survey

Precious Rubbish Kayla E Stephen Shore The work of the sign-paintersIf an exorcism can ever be slow and quiet, then every panel Ive finished has felt something like an exorcism. The gutters give me space to make sense of things: to connect dots and close gaps. To remember. Kayla E.s Precious Rubbish is an experimental graphic memoir drawn in a style that references the aesthetics of mid century childrens comics and tells the story of a childhood shaped by maternal emotional dysregulation, rural poverty, and incest.