February 21 - March 27, 2023
From Texas A&M University – Kingsville:kingville
“Artist Statement
My work and practice discuss the overwhelming power required to harness strength (for survival) from the countless challenges I encounter as a displaced non-immigrant. They make up my visual vocabulary highlighting the adventurous journey of finding a space of solace away from home. They are sculptures inspired by Kente and its associated history in materiality; to explore the potential of textiles to communicate ‘The Good, The Bad and The Ugly’ of the diaspora: separation, belonging, love, perception, anxiety, stress, adaptation, assimilation, fear, rejection, love, nostalgia, racism, and appropriation.
I make work that continues to acknowledge the legacy of Ghanaian ceramics history and contemporary presence without restriction, and often utilizes complex cultural symbols, such as those associated with Kente, the meanings of which are specific, layered, and nuanced. In employing these symbols in a ceramic context and infiltrating boundaries between traditional media, I make an imminently contemporary statement and exemplify an approach to my work that transcends form and questions the relationship between tradition and modernity, cultural exchange, and tension. “
Reception: February 21, 2023 | 4–5:30 pm
Ben Bailey Art Gallery - A&M Kingsville
916 W. Santa Gertrudis & Armstrong
Kingsville, 78363 TX
(361) 593-2619
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