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Cyle Warner: Weh Dem? De Sparrow Catcher?
Welancora Gallery is proud to present Weh Dem? De Sparrow Catcher?, a solo exhibition of new work by Cyle Warner (b. 2001), on view from July 27 to September 18, 2023. Warner鈥檚 first exhibition at the gallery brings together a reimagined archive of photographs and textiles to reveal a very personal exploration of his family鈥檚 life in the Caribbean.
Sourced from the Warner family archive, the photographs are layered, recomposed and enlarged to conjure feelings of curiosity about Warner鈥檚 elders and their life in the Caribbean. The works on view raise a number of questions; namely, what would life be like if there had been no migration to the United States? The photos, ranging from the mid 1940s to the early to mid 1970s, depict family members when they were permanently residing in the Caribbean. The hazy quality and sepia tones, as well as what鈥檚 visible, what鈥檚 further highlighted, and what鈥檚 left to be desired all lend themselves to the artist鈥檚 fractured understanding of a time in the Caribbean that he never experienced first hand.
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Welancora Gallery is proud to present Weh Dem? De Sparrow Catcher?, a solo exhibition of new work by Cyle Warner (b. 2001), on view from July 27 to September 18, 2023. Warner鈥檚 first exhibition at the gallery brings together a reimagined archive of photographs and textiles to reveal a very personal exploration of his family鈥檚 life in the Caribbean.
Sourced from the Warner family archive, the photographs are layered, recomposed and enlarged to conjure feelings of curiosity about Warner鈥檚 elders and their life in the Caribbean. The works on view raise a number of questions; namely, what would life be like if there had been no migration to the United States? The photos, ranging from the mid 1940s to the early to mid 1970s, depict family members when they were permanently residing in the Caribbean. The hazy quality and sepia tones, as well as what鈥檚 visible, what鈥檚 further highlighted, and what鈥檚 left to be desired all lend themselves to the artist鈥檚 fractured understanding of a time in the Caribbean that he never experienced first hand.
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