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[2024]
BLUEPRINTS [ongoing]
For the past two years, I have been pursuing an independent research project on the history and legacy of indigo-dyeing in my home country of Guinea (Conakry). Introducing the framework of an "indigo imaginary", my research reflects on what an analytical and conceptual centering of indigo fabric can reveal about my country’s past and the way it stains and colors the present.
I am a recipient of the Henry Richardson Labouisse 1926 Prize which has allowed me to return to Guinea and continue my research for another year. My research has been supported by the Alex Adam ‘07 Award from the Lewis Center for the Arts and the Lawrence Stone and Shelby Cullom Davis Thesis Prize from the Davis Center for Historical Studies.
An early version of BLUEPRINTS was previewed at the 19th Triennial Symposium of African Art in Chicago, IL in August 2024.
BLUEPRINTS [ongoing]
For the past two years, I have been pursuing an independent research project on the history and legacy of indigo-dyeing in my home country of Guinea (Conakry). Introducing the framework of an "indigo imaginary", my research reflects on what an analytical and conceptual centering of indigo fabric can reveal about my country’s past and the way it stains and colors the present.
I am a recipient of the Henry Richardson Labouisse 1926 Prize which has allowed me to return to Guinea and continue my research for another year. My research has been supported by the Alex Adam ‘07 Award from the Lewis Center for the Arts and the Lawrence Stone and Shelby Cullom Davis Thesis Prize from the Davis Center for Historical Studies.
An early version of BLUEPRINTS was previewed at the 19th Triennial Symposium of African Art in Chicago, IL in August 2024.
[2023]
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