JACQI
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ARTIFACTS
Pieces that witness.
1961
1963
1964
RECOVERED RECORDINGS
A 22-second fragment from the 1964-1966 sessions—raw, unfinished, and currently being restored. This brief glimpse captures an artist at work, her voice preserved in its most honest form.
Restoration in progress — Original tape from private collection
A Letter to Jacqi
November 15, 2025
Grand-mére,
I know you're watching, listening. I've done everything I can. I don't know what comes next. I love you, and I'm sorry you never got to witness your music breathe into the world. I can feel the way you carried equal parts joy and terror—the profound weight of raising three children alone while watching a dream slip away. Holding your nightmare deep inside so it wouldn't touch the lives around you.
I feel your pain, and I wonder if it's what shaped your quietness. Thankyou for leaving me gems to mine. I refuse to let you vanish into the forgotten.
I'm tired, but I'm ready.