Topic: Materiality

Nine rectangular handmade bars of soap arranged in two rows on a white display surface in a gallery setting. Each bar is composed of layered colors, primarily deep blues, bright turquoises, reds, and dark browns, giving them a striated, geological appearance. Each bar is embossed with a word pressed into its surface; visible words include “NEGRE,” “AFRO,” and “BLACK.” The bars vary slightly in color combination and show traces of organic material embedded within the glycerin. Their handmade quality is evident in the slight irregularities of their surfaces and the uneven distribution of color and herbs throughout each bar.

Material Memory: Francheska Alcántara’s Pedagogy of the Archive

Denisse Brito

Round glass forms are suspended from a series of mobiles in a gallery. The forms vary in color and shape, including teal, blue, brown, black, and orange with colorful accents.

To Breathe Full and Free: Abstraction and Reprieve in María Magdalena Campos-Pons’ The Rise of the Butterflies

Kaillee Coleman