From the Artist:

“The figure is imagined as a vessel of prescient knowledge, her gaze filtered through a monocle that fragments thought—cubing and compartmentalizing ideas into forms that invite deeper perception. She moves through dreams and visions with clarity and intention, embodying expanded awareness. Monocle is part of a transformative series—sculptures that adapt, with this piece integrating sound and capable of being played as an instrument. One of a trio of sister busts, she reflects a singular facet of intuitive knowing within a shared lineage of insight.”

Kristin Meyers
Artist

From the Curator:

“In this climate of geopolitical chaos, environmental crises, trade wars and populist post-woke political agendas that are stripping people of their rights, in particular, those folks marginalized by their gender choices, this open call exhibition could not have come at a better time.

For this exhibition that explores identity, I selected works that tell a story about each artist and their unique origins, whether it be a Korean boy who was adopted at birth by an American family, a Black Irish woman grappling with her double diaspora or a person who was born in the wrong body. The viewer will be treated to a panoply of narratives that both celebrate the artists’ own gender, race and class as well as critique the societal norms that declare them ‘other’.

Given that these histories are rooted in a lived bodily experience, I chose artworks with meaning embedded in their materiality – from textiles and ceramics to paintings and sculptures.  I hope that this exhibition raises the visibility of queer and trans people, highlights the non-hierarchical relationship between humans and nature, tells long-erased accounts of the Great Migration through Black ancestral memory, raises awareness of the immigrant experience in the United States, exposes the myriad expressions of non-toxic masculinity across the gender and racial spectrum, and calls attention to the ongoing struggle for women’s equality. We all need to be social justice and environmental warriors.

I hope that this exhibition spurs the viewer on to realizing what an important role they can play in changing social constructions that have appeared fixed for decades and even centuries.”

Marcelle Joseph
Independent Curator and Collector