ROOT, FAMILY SUPPRESSION AND THE LOWCOUNTRY, 2021
Through engaging in multidisciplinary actions, I craft experiences that facilitate healing and guide personal journeys towards reconciliation. Simultaneously exploring materials and delving into self-discovery, I embrace a continuous state of learning. My creations serve as reflections of the parallels between growth and awakening in my daily life.
My overarching goal is to construct a comprehensive guide for understanding family suppression and the mechanisms of generational traumas. I aim to make this guide accessible and tangible for viewers, drawing upon Southern tokens like oyster shells and Spanish moss to pay homage to my Lowcountry roots. These materials symbolize the enduring family dynamics embedded in the soil beneath each step I take.
I exist because of those who tread the same paths before me. My work is an exploration, a tangible diary offering an investigative glimpse into my life and healing journey. I want it to resonate as a journey, an ongoing quest to find my own way.
“On Reflections of the Self and Mema’s Medicine Cabinet”
17x17x17x17”
oysters, resin, wood, mirror, wood stain
‘LOWCOUNTRY ARMOUR’ COLLECTION
“Plackart I”
“Plackart II”
“Breastplate”
“Fauld”
“Gorget”
“Pauldron”
“Tasset”
plasterbust, papier-mâché, oyster shells, chain, resin
“Papa Picked A Flower For Me Then Fell Into The Camellia Tree”
Papa immortalized as camellia
8, 4x4” cubes
resin, camellia flowers, chain
“Aunt Beth Made Door Beads to Keep The Bad Uncles Away”
360 hand picked oyster shells, chain, solder, resin
“Where I Flock”
7x6x4’
spanish moss, chicken wire, wood, soil, audio recordings of my grandmother telling me stories from the time I lived with her
“Aunt Beth Offered Dad A Beer and He Said No”
28 minute recording, 6 pack of Budweiser
