Mrs. is pleased to present Sands Through an Hourglass, a group exhibition featuring the work of Layo Bright,
Reeha Lim,
Kemi Onabulé,
Roksana Pirouzmand, and
Mariana Ramos Ortiz. Across practices rooted in silk painting, glass, sand, ceramics, and narrative painting, these five artists reflect on the layered complexities of identity, cultural displacement, and the evolving meaning of home. The exhibition title gestures not only toward the passage of time, but also to transition and transference—a slipping from one side to another that may appear identical, yet is subtly altered. This permeable space, where change is constant and memory is in motion, echoes through each of the artists’ practices. Layo Bright’s luminous glass busts reimagine the iconic Nigerian Shuku hairstyle as architectural forms—braided amber towers that honor ancestry, beauty, and cultural pride. These radiant sculptures speak to legacy and transformation, where identity and memory intersect with form and material.