Jessica Helfand|The Icarus Diaries
February 10, 2026
04: Shadow Box
Read the introduction to this series.
24 x 24 inches
2026
Flare up like a flame, wrote Rilke,and make big shadows I can move in.
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By Jessica Helfand
Jessica Helfand is an artist and writer based in New England. A former critic at Yale School of Art and one of the founding editors of Design Observer, she is the author of several books on visual culture including Self Reliance, Design: The Invention of Desire, and Face: A Visual Odyssey. jessicahelfand.com
