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Kaitlin Santoro: Fragmentations
January 14th – February 27th, 2026Exhibitions
Opening Reception, January 14 from 6-8 PM.
Fragmentations is an interdisciplinary project that explores the fragility and transformation of memory. Using photography, glass processes, new technology, and printmaking, the work investigates how memories are reconstructed, distorted, and inevitably lost over time. The project begins with personal archival photographs that capture transitional moments often tied to the search for home and comfort. These images are laser-etched onto glass plates and printed using vitreography, an intaglio technique where each press slowly degrades the plate, echoing the changing nature of recollection.
After printing, the fractured glass pieces are collected and reassembled, a process that symbolizes the effort required to piece together fragmented memories. When illuminated, the reconstructed glass casts distorted shadows across the gallery walls, reflecting the unreliable and ever-shifting quality of memory. Some glass fragments are installed hanging in space, requiring viewers to move around the work to see the full image, mirroring the effort of reconstructing memory.
By breaking away from traditional rectangular formats, Fragmentations reflects the fractured, nonlinear nature of remembering. The work invites viewers to reflect on how personal and collective histories are shaped not only by what is remembered, but also by what is lost, altered, or deliberately reconstructed over time.
About the Artist
Kaitlin Santoro’s work has been exhibited internationally, including shows at the International Center of Photography, UrbanGlass, and the Print Center of New York. Her work has been featured in Lenscratch and the Glass Art Society Journal, among other publications. She has been awarded various residencies, including those at the Manhattan Graphics Center, DaVinci Art Alliance, Stove Works, Pilchuck Glass School, the Fabric Workshop and Museum, and the Oxbow School of Art. She received her BFA from the University of Connecticut and her MFA from the Tyler School of Art and Architecture.
