After being attracted to a old and deteriorating landscape painting on Elsewhere's second floor, Bajalia created a master copy scavenger hunt to bring the painting back to life and elevate its sense of importance within the collection. She imagined a new history and purpose for the painting and painted five copies of it on different surfaces and objects on the museums first floor. Bajalia responded to the way that visitors to Elsewhere are sometimes overwhelmed, creating something interactive that would guide visitors through the museum.
Brandy Bajalia is an artist based in sweet southern Birmingham, Alabama. She received her BFA from the University of Montevallo in painting and art history. Brandy's work is informed by language, natural patterns, immigrants, national geographic magazines, memory, disaster, ritual, and her grandmother’s stories. The concept that best applies to her work are revolving themes of the human condition, while posing questions that pertain to social class, the family unit, and the importance of physical memory.