When I Found You by Kathe Fraga

# When I Found You

Kathe Fraga constructs a layered visual field through mixed media, combining disparate materials to investigate memory and encounter. The work assembles fragments—textile, paint, collage—into a fragmented composition that resists singular narrative. Surface texture becomes a primary register; materials accumulate and overlap, creating depth through material accretion rather than illusionistic perspective. The title's intimacy—a moment of discovery—contrasts with the work's material complexity, suggesting that recognition itself is neither simple nor transparent. Fraga's process leaves evidence of assembly visible, foregrounding the constructed nature of representation. The resulting piece operates between abstraction and figuration, between the personal and the formal.