Pack Li.gh.te (Install view)

graphite, shelving, glass jars, found and gathered natural materials, family artifacts, audio collage assemblage produced by the artist, blk bosom, and soupdreams in collaboration with Strange Fruit Femmes at the Nerman Museum for Contemporary Art

2022

photos by EG Schempf

Using sound, collage, wallpaper, furniture, decorative artifacts, and inherited family heirlooms, Pack Li.gh.te. examines the Black Interior as a source of self actualized healing. Pack Li.gh.te. is about the truths of Black femmedom, personifying in physical form the traditions and customs we use to let go and make space for anew.

This installation was produced in 2022 at the Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art as apart of my 2020 Charlotte St Fellowship. Within this fellowship, Charlotte Street Foundation annually honors three outstanding Kansas City-based visual artists with unrestricted cash awards and an exhibition. These Charlotte Street Awards recognize locally based artists who are creating outstanding artwork and provide financial support, critical attention, and increased exposure for award fellows with the aim of fostering their continued artistic and professional development.  

This project was supported by the Nerman Museum for Contemporary Art, Charlotte St Foundation, and Foundation for Contemporary Arts.