Rice paper, Charcoal, latex, fabric, cobalt pigment, knitted rectangles from my sister, found objects
The experience of being an immigrant from Jamaica in Canada and looking at cultural appropriation and the ways in which discourse on race is framed by scientific measurement (the yellow threads are measured according to my body parts), and how trauma is processed through making....
Hidden
fabric, crocheted doily, charcoal, thread, sinew, rice paper, aluminum foil
Hidden references mixed ethnicity, sexuality and gender - what we choose to hide or expose about our identities....
From Time immemorial:Mnaandendmowin
Ribbons, charcoal and gold pigment on rice paper, aluminum, fabric, thread, sinew, ski pole, wheat paste
A scroll made for the installation Time Immemmorial: Mnaandendmowin with artist-collaborator, Adrian Kahgee.
The scroll signifies my Jamaican culture meeting Indigenous culture, and my status as guest/visitor/squatter on the land....
