![]() ![]() Through her lens, a strand of hair is love, beauty, joy, wisdom, pain, and the DNA from ancestors who were forcibly transported from Africa to the Americas. Clark’s works welcome questions, translate complex concepts, and confront white supremacy and the legacy of colonialism. Embedded in the exhibition is a narrative of what happens when people are enslaved, cultures subjugated, and continents vanquished. On loan from the artist © Sonya Clark Image courtesy of the artistĬlark, with her visionary talent and sophisticated intellect, offers us an agenda beyond brilliance and beauty. Sonya Clark, Mom’s Wisdom or Cotton Candy, 2011 Photograph, 22 ¼ x 30 in. ![]() For those with curious minds and open hearts, there is political metaphor and cultural critique to be investigated. But as with all of Clark’s creations, there is more than one interpretation. It also is global, subversive, and steeped in the tradition of resistance.Ĭlark lures us in with beads and thread and hair: familiar, humble materials so exquisitely and unexpectedly crafted that one might miss the unsettling currents lurking just beneath the surface.Įach time I see Mom’s Wisdom or Cotton Candy (2011)-the photograph of Clark’s slender pecan-brown fingers cradling a perfect sphere of her mother’s soft white hair-I feel the love and devotion they shared. ![]() Sonya Clark: Tatter, Bristle, and Mend is intimate and deeply personal. ![]()
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