Repossessions is a group exhibition of artwork based on documents from the enslavement era originally inspired by one watercolor map and a singular desire for truth-telling and repair.
View the Artwork
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"Surreal Plantation" by Chelle Barbour
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"Chattel" by Marcus Brown
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"Strange and Bitter Crop" by Rodney Ewing
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"Uhuru" by Curtis Patterson
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"They: Harriet's Reprisal" by Kenyatta A.C. Hinkle/Olomidara Yaya
Meet the Artists
Meet the Curator
“A question comes to mind: who owns history? What documents are in Black archives vs. white archives?
Repossessions is a way for Black artists to take objects out of white archives that relate to Black history and make commentaries on them”
Bridget Cooks, PhD