PAUSE. People, Places and Scenes

The exhibition title, PAUSE, reflects the status of the characters in the work. People living in their community, living their lives and in their spaces, as black Americans living in a PAUSED position, waiting. Waiting for the next headline or event to happen. Waiting for the next justified police shooting or the next unexplained act of violence. Waiting for the most recent statistical data about high unemployment or the next random report on unequal healthcare for black women. Waiting for the next apology for a recently discovered history of wrongdoing or waiting for gentrification, redlining, redistricting, or redevelopment to claim black neighborhoods. The artwork acts as a collective group of people living in one community, but at the same time, these could be people anywhere. The work moves from simple day-to-day activities to sometimes intense and unpredictable situations, where people PAUSE for the outcome. Sponsored by Relyance Bank