Quinci Baker: In the Cut
A.I.R. Gallery is pleased to announce In the Cut, a constellation of new works by 2024鈥�2025 A.I.R. Fellow Quinci Baker. This is Baker鈥檚 first solo exhibition in New York City.
Drawing inspiration from the phenomenon of 鈥渄esire paths,鈥� In the Cut references experiences that exist off-path鈥攖hose that are underrecognized, obscured, or willfully hidden as a means of survival. A 鈥渄esire path鈥� is an unplanned trail made in lieu of, or despite, a designated trail. These paths emerge through repeated divergence from established, predetermined routes. As travelers forge their way, the trail gradually becomes a recognized passage鈥攕haped by collective insistence rather than imposed design. Desire paths widen the margin, illuminating the power of solidarity, disobedience, and grassroots movement.
The exhibition consists of sculptures, mixed-media reliefs, and drawings that guide viewers throughout the gallery space. Baker employs textiles, beads, recreational materials, synthetic hair, accessories, and other found and repurposed objects to engage with the memory embedded in material as well as the creative history inscribed in her lineage and DNA. Utilizing assemblage and bricolage, she foregrounds play as an intuitive counterforce to the neurological effects of trauma, unraveling the knots of history and healing through material. Her chosen materials declare her audience and honor the communities from which the work emerges.
In the Cut is a multimedia exploration of memory and survival through congregation, subliminal connection, and ancestral resonance. Baker鈥檚 veiled sculptural figures and abstracted compositions, depicted through various mediums, engage the viewer as a receiver of a divine message, wanderer, surveyor, or even possible predator鈥攃hallenging them to consider their place within the landscape of memory and movement.
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A.I.R. Gallery is pleased to announce In the Cut, a constellation of new works by 2024鈥�2025 A.I.R. Fellow Quinci Baker. This is Baker鈥檚 first solo exhibition in New York City.
Drawing inspiration from the phenomenon of 鈥渄esire paths,鈥� In the Cut references experiences that exist off-path鈥攖hose that are underrecognized, obscured, or willfully hidden as a means of survival. A 鈥渄esire path鈥� is an unplanned trail made in lieu of, or despite, a designated trail. These paths emerge through repeated divergence from established, predetermined routes. As travelers forge their way, the trail gradually becomes a recognized passage鈥攕haped by collective insistence rather than imposed design. Desire paths widen the margin, illuminating the power of solidarity, disobedience, and grassroots movement.
The exhibition consists of sculptures, mixed-media reliefs, and drawings that guide viewers throughout the gallery space. Baker employs textiles, beads, recreational materials, synthetic hair, accessories, and other found and repurposed objects to engage with the memory embedded in material as well as the creative history inscribed in her lineage and DNA. Utilizing assemblage and bricolage, she foregrounds play as an intuitive counterforce to the neurological effects of trauma, unraveling the knots of history and healing through material. Her chosen materials declare her audience and honor the communities from which the work emerges.
In the Cut is a multimedia exploration of memory and survival through congregation, subliminal connection, and ancestral resonance. Baker鈥檚 veiled sculptural figures and abstracted compositions, depicted through various mediums, engage the viewer as a receiver of a divine message, wanderer, surveyor, or even possible predator鈥攃hallenging them to consider their place within the landscape of memory and movement.
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