MINOR RAGE
This project begins with aerial drone photography of vibrant, quilt-like bauxite dumps in Guinea, investigating the ecological and gendered consequences of industrial extraction, particularly for women tasked with water collection and subsistence labor. The work extends to the colonial history of cochineal, where female beetles were harvested for carminic acid, entangling systems of bodily exploitation. Moved by the artistic practice of Luzene Hill’, the project draws on her use of crimson cords and khipu-like structures to memorialize survivors of sexual violence. Fabrics are contorted and reconfigured; bodice interfacing and boning are manipulated into grids that echo settling pools, toxic landscapes and the structural logic of cords.
October–December 2021
October–December 2021