Jewelry That Makes You Think.
ARTICLE
The Presence of Absence
By Rebekah Frank

Victorian mourning jewelry was an early influence during Angela Hennessy's graduate studies at California College of Art, rooted in her high school and undergraduate studies in jewelry. As Hennessy researched this tradition, she realized that hair had a place in grieving rituals across culture and history. Her exploration of hair began with fuzz. As she deconstructed black velvet, separating the velvety fuzz from the threads of the backing, she recognized its resemblance to a Black barbershop floor after a haircut. While Hennessy’s starting point was clearly jewelry informed, it didn't result in creating jewelry. Art-making often leads artists down unexpected pathways.

Image caption: Exhibition view, Angela Hennessy, Bling, 2018, sculpture, synthetic and human hair, artist’s own hair, hair rollers and foundations, foam, athletic tape, twist ties, wire, elastics, chenille stems, Velcro, enamel paint, gold leaf, copper sheet, glitter, black lava sea salt, pigment, steel knobs, wooden rings, 4.9 x 4 m, photo: artist
Wednesday, May 26, 12 p.m. EST
 
Join us for AJF Live with Kalkidan Hoex, a recent master's graduate from Maastricht Academy of Art. Her work speaks directly to those she considers a part of her own identity: youth of mixed descent, who were adopted out of their country of origin or had to flee with their families from their birthplace.

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Caption: Kalkidan Hoex, Speaking with Hair, from the Real Talk collection, 2020, model: Mimi Afro, photo: Furial Purgatorio
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