A Southern Family Tree, Spring 2016
Acrylic paint, paper mache, multicolor thread, and dirt
I made this piece to speak about what it feels like to grow up in the south. Many dismiss it as a hateful, conservative, racist place, and while these negative aspects do make up a majority of the ideology, there is far more to what it means to be Southern. I was questioning why it is a seen as a problem to want to identify with where I am from, when it is possible to acknowledge the past, actively fight against the ideology of it, and still love the place and what it means to me all the same.
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