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Decay (Pumpkin Seeds)
Paper, ink, gouache, pumpkin seeds
2016
Decay (Pumpkin Seeds)
Paper, ink, gouache, pumpkin seeds
2016
Decay (Pumpkin Seeds)
Paper, ink, gouache, pumpkin seeds
2016
Decay (Pumpkin Seeds)
Paper, ink, gouache, pumpkin seeds
2016
Decay (Pumpkin Seeds)
Paper, ink, gouache, pumpkin seeds
2016
Decay (Pumpkin Seeds)
Paper, ink, gouache, pumpkin seeds
2016
Decay (Pumpkin Seeds)
Paper, ink, gouache, pumpkin seeds
2016

Decay (Pumpkin Seeds)
Paper, ink, gouache, pumpkin seeds
2016

Decay (Pumpkin Seeds) is a series of 45 sequential copies of copies of copies of a bag of pumpkin seeds. Creating this piece was an intentional meditation, or spell, to decay dominant white supremacist narratives and practices. The drawing and inking was done with my non-dominant left hand, keeping myself in a prolonged awareness of the lure of the easy control of my dominant right hand.

6 months after this project was completed the bags became infested with mealworms. They transformed the seeds into feces, totally owning the metaphor.

Created with a grant and residency from FRISE in Hamburg, Germany. All images from its installation in the exhibit "Distance" at FRISE.