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(These two works are exhibited as part of How Are You Doing, a group show for the tail end of 2020 here at garner narrative.) Hayes is an unusually accomplished recent MFA graduate with honors from the University of Iowa, where he received a University of Iowa Arts Fellowship for his Afrofuturist inquiry. His fourth solo show with the gallery has been postponed due to the pandemic. (Here is a review of his first show with garner narrative, The Real Tales of the Gingerblack Man.)  Sole stoneware (black clay body) 8 x 5.5 x 5.5" With Sole, Hayes investigates the Southern symbol of a pineapple—a shape so familiar on the lids of water or tea/coffee urns that it attracts no notice. He writes how a pineapple was once a beacon to identify a new slave ships bringing enslaved Africans docked at wharf, the foremen placed a pineapple shipment of enslaved Africans have arrived. Thus originating the pineapple as a symbol for welcoming. Through the influence of hip-hop, history, and science fiction, my artwork explores themes in Afrofuturism, a projected vision of an imagined future which critiques the historical and cultural events of the African Diaspora and the distinct black experience of the Middle Passage. While also delving into deeper social issues which broaden the conversation between all of humanity.  The Oracle of WiFi Brings Access 14 x 11" etching on paper Comments are closed.
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