from the ongoing parent series dreams i cannot escape. YEAR: 2025
the term was developed by a pseudo-scientist named Samuel A. Cartwright, who attempted to pathologize an enslaved American's desire for freedom from captivity, as a mental illness.
the image:
seated on a white couch, two Americans hold a a story: flowers, uprooted from their natural world and forced to wither as a commodity. The Americans themselves, encased in the bravery of old glory red, help each other hold their story. off to the right, a prayer: "we are thankful for the vigilance; we are dedicated to the perseverance; we are awaiting the justice of old glory blue."
in naming this piece, i attempt to hold the gaze of American tradition against a tapestry of the American experience. in doing so, i find many a dilemma; in this image, the dilemma of citizens who hold onto their sanity in world diluted by the deluded themselves.
the American’s Dilemma pt. i: DRAPETOMANIA is available for collection.
12in. × 8in. Espresso Framed Fine Art Print on Archival Paper; delivered ready-to-hang with a 3.5in. mat. Total size with frame: 20in. × 16in.
from the ongoing parent series dreams i cannot escape. YEAR: 2025
the term was developed by a pseudo-scientist named Samuel A. Cartwright, who attempted to pathologize an enslaved American's desire for freedom from captivity, as a mental illness.
the image:
seated on a white couch, two Americans hold a a story: flowers, uprooted from their natural world and forced to wither as a commodity. The Americans themselves, encased in the bravery of old glory red, help each other hold their story. off to the right, a prayer: "we are thankful for the vigilance; we are dedicated to the perseverance; we are awaiting the justice of old glory blue."
in naming this piece, i attempt to hold the gaze of American tradition against a tapestry of the American experience. in doing so, i find many a dilemma; in this image, the dilemma of citizens who hold onto their sanity in world diluted by the deluded themselves.
the American’s Dilemma pt. i: DRAPETOMANIA is available for collection.
12in. × 8in. Espresso Framed Fine Art Print on Archival Paper; delivered ready-to-hang with a 3.5in. mat. Total size with frame: 20in. × 16in.
