Extended Credentials

Identity theft as art. Jay Lee Jaroslav created 31 fictitious identities, backed up by official documentation such as birth certificates and social security numbers. He used the info of individuals who had died as infants as the basis for constructing these identities. To make this all seem more art-like, he turned the 31 applications for birth certificates into paintings.

He never used these identities to do anything illegal. His point seemed to be to demonstrate that it could be done.

More info: jayleejaroslav.wordpress.com

Umbrella - May 1979

Jaroslav's birth-certificate application paintings on display