amina ross
'Black Beauty' Photographic Series and 'Slender Tow' Sculptural Diptych in Heard Animals at Roots & Culture -- 20I7
Two-person exhibition with Kevin Stuart
"Amina Ross has been leading a series of meditations and performances as a part of a growing body of work entitled Black Beauty. Named after the 1877 novel by Anna Sewell, Black Beauty creates connections between non-human animal expressions of aggression/resistance/resilience and black embodiment. Through the use of movement, personal historical narratives, video, meditation and sound, Black Beauty asserts that black folks and non-human animals are not merely connected through a shared plight but through a shared power, resilience and beauty that may be found in a great relinquishing."
![]() 'Deliver Joelle, Deliver!'Triptych Archival inkjet prints 15” x 21”, 2017 | ![]() Detail of 'Deliver Joelle, Deliver!'Triptych Archival inkjet prints 15” x 21”, 2017 | ![]() Installation view |
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![]() Detail of 'Deliver Joelle, Deliver!'Triptych Archival inkjet prints 15” x 21”, 2017 | ![]() Installation view | ![]() 'Sever Jacquelyn, Sever!'Archival inkjet 15” x 21”, 2017 |
![]() 'Slender Tow (turmeric)'Mixed media sculpture, 2017 Zinc-plated corner brace, Emergency Tow Rope, Homemade sidewalk chalk, Cinderblocks | ![]() Detail of 'Slender Tow (turmeric)'Mixed media sculpture, 2017 Zinc-plated corner brace, Emergency Tow Rope, Homemade sidewalk chalk, Cinderblocks | ![]() 'Free Tarnyon, Free!'Archival inkjet 15” x 21”, 2017 |
![]() 'Slender Tow (blush)'Mixed media sculpture, 2017 Zinc-plated corner brace, Emergency Tow Rope, Homemade sidewalk chalk, Cinderblocks | ![]() Detail of 'Slender Tow (blush)'Mixed media sculpture, 2017 Zinc-plated corner brace, Emergency Tow Rope, Homemade sidewalk chalk, Cinderblocks | ![]() Detail of 'Slender Tow (blush)'Mixed media sculpture, 2017 Zinc-plated corner brace, Emergency Tow Rope, Homemade sidewalk chalk, Cinderblocks |