Weave of Support, 2016
synthetic hair, thread, wooden beads, metal split rings, elastic, metal fasteners
Felicia with the Good Hair, 2016
16"x24", digital photograph, artist wearing Weave of Support
A bra made of synthetic Kanekalon braiding hair that the artist wore for eight weeks prior to this piece's undertaking. Employing the bra as symbolic metaphor, Weave of Support draws a visual parallel between the well-known bra and the mysterious weave in an attempt to draw attention to what the weave represents to black females, their identity, bodies, sexuality and social standing.