Fish Don't Have Memories (Rear View)

Creator

• Sharon Gearhart, Ursinus College

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Student Exhibition Year

2026

Description

Oil painting on wood with stained glass depicting a woman in four pieces. Presented as part of the 2026 Annual Student Exhibit in the Berman Museum of Art at Ursinus College.

Dimensions

7.5 x 0.75 x 9; 7 x 0.75 x 8; 7.5 x 0.75 x 13.75; 9.25 x 0.75 x 12.25 inches

Artist Statement

Fish don't have any known form of memories, while people are filled with them; both comforting and uncomfortable memories. I used to joke that I would be a fish instead of a human, because then I would not have any memories either. However, this work questions whether or not that would be something truly desirable.

Comments

Winner of the Berman Award. Awarded by the Philip and Muriel Berman Museum of Art for artistic achievement in the Annual Student Exhibition.

Rights Statement

Copyright of the underlying work is held by the artist. The digital image presented here is for educational purposes only and is not for commercial use.

Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 International License.