My work explores the profound connection between Black womanhood, identity, and community through the lens of storytelling, hair, and relationships. Grounded in deeply personal and collective experiences, I aim to illuminate narratives that celebrate Black women's beauty, resilience, and complexity, particularly in the face of societal erasure and misrepresentation.
In pieces like With Me Then and With Me Now, I examine the enduring relationship Black women have with their hair—how it evolves across generations and remains a symbol of cultural pride and resistance. Through archival images, collaborative art, and symbolic elements like pearls, I reclaim the narrative of our hair as a source of beauty and power.
Omo Mi centers this same reverence within the intimate, maternal hair care rituals. By framing a Black woman’s afro as a work of art, the piece evokes nostalgia and warmth while re-contextualizing Black hair as sacred and worthy of admiration. Hair becomes more than aesthetic—it is a vessel of love, care, and identity.
Finally, in Before I Had Them, I expand beyond the individual to highlight the transformative power of friendship and community in Black women’s journeys toward healing and self-discovery. Interactive design and storytelling allow audiences to witness how chosen family offers sanctuary—a place of joy, affirmation, and freedom in a world that often devalues our voices.
Across these works, I strive to honor the stories, connections, and histories that shape Black womanhood. Whether through visual art, audio, or interactive spaces, I invite viewers to reflect on the beauty embedded in our everyday rituals, relationships, and resilience. My art exists as both an affirmation and a reclamation—reminding us that, no matter how the world seeks to define us, we are inherently valuable, powerful, and whole.