SGC International Conference • Knoxville, Tennessee • March 18-21, 2015 |
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SGC International Conference • Knoxville, Tennessee • March 18-21, 2015 |
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Ann Johnson’s work “Migration & Nesting” reflects her personal history as a descendent of slaves, Black Indians, and Jim Crow. For this installation, he will re-integrate members of my family, as well as images of two bewildered young slave girls to Knoxville by printing members of her family tree on leaves. With the wind in their midst, the leaves will gently sway in various directions, honoring the moves of my family and others who migrated for a better life. Delicately nestled among the leaves will be a series of nests. The inhabitants of the nests are images of individuals printed on a feather. Protected by Spanish moss and wild grass each of the inhabitants may or may not be connected to the migrants, nonetheless each individual is engrossed in their own solitude, a freedom granted to them by the strength of their ancestors.
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Contact Sphere Knoxville at sgci2015@gmail.com 1715 Volunteer Blvd., School of Art, Knoxville, TN 37996 |
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