Keep them away

Work by Rachel Loischild in her show “Quarantine Islands,’’ at the Danforth Art Museum, Framingham, Mass., through May 24.

She says that the show “delves into the historical intersection of immigration and public health policies, tracing a narrative that spans from the 14th to the 21st Century. Developed over more than a decade of research, this body of work uses large-format color photography to capture the landscapes of former quarantine stations, pest houses, and quarantine hospitals across the U.S., where immigrants, the poor, and people of color were forcibly isolated to protect the broader population. These sites, imbued with invisible histories, serve as a tangible link to a past where public health measures, while crucial in controlling diseases like smallpox, disproportionately burdened those quarantined.’’