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SELECTED INSTALLATION

New Worlds, National Museum of Women in the Arts, Curated by Melissa Messina and Sierra King, Atlanta Contemporary

2023

This immersive installation transforms the gallery into a shrine space, centering Black Southern iconography andcultural symbolism. A vintage car, partially embedded in soil,acts as both an altar and artifact, while bold silhouettedibond cutouts and a narrative wallpaper create layers of visual storytelling. The use of earth, flora, and iconographycreates a charged environment that explores memory, migration, and spiritual presence.

1980s Chevrolet Caprice (steel, chrome, automotive paint) 17 × 6 × 4.5 feet; Native Georgia topsoil, compacted to 4 inches depth 20 × 8 feet; (7) live magnolia treesin 24 inches planters; Vinyl wallpaper printed with customtoile pattern (10 oz non-PVC vinyl) 25 × 10 feet; Silhouettes: (2) ¼ inches aluminum dibond sheets, powder-coatedgold each 7 × 3 feet, Stainless-steel cable anddiscrete ceiling anchors (for silhouettes).