Howardena Pindell builds a textured surface in elaborate stages by sewing canvas strips, adhering hole-punched dots from painted paper, and photo-collaging onto her surface. This artwork belongs to the Autobiography series, whose works are like travelogues, featuring recycled postcards and ephemera, and gravitating towards organic shapes. In 1981, Pindell received a fellowship to spend eight months in Japan. This painting manifests a maze-like energy that reflects her recollection of getting lost in Tokyo, where the streets meander with an unfriendliness to outsiders. Pindell’s choice to examine her life experiences in her art is an active practice of self-care. In 1979, she experienced a devastating car accident that left her with memory loss. Autobiographical art allows her to face the problem directly through making as an act of remembering.