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Self-Portrait as a Grandma

Charcoal on paper

71.1 x 106.7 cm

Not For Sale

In Self-Portrait as a Grandma, I'm exploring the contrast between self-identity and social identity. The viewer sees this figure as a grandma and imposes their own connotations/identity with that. This identity could have sexist or ageist implications, and so on. However, this identity is a facade. Underneath this guise, my own self-identity remains intact. This piece explores the dissonance between the world that you know and what you mean as a symbol in public. This is often a lived reality for many groups such as African Americans, where, for example, people see race over the person.