Oakwood Arts

During this year's InLight, Stephanie J. Woods, Oakwood Arts' 2020—2021 Artist in Residence will have work exhibited at Oakwood Arts from November 12—15. The project, titled “the wait of it,” includes a five-channel installation and photography series featuring moving audio photographs, nine years of detangled afro hair formed into a loosely woven vessel, hand-harvested red clay from Winston-Salem, NC, an audio poem by poet Laura Neal, and an original score by artist Johannes Barfield.

InLight Hours At Oakwood Arts:

3511 P Street Richmond, VA 23223

Thursday, November 12 — Saturday, November 14,  7 - 11 p.m.

Sunday, November 15,  7 - 10 p.m

MORE ABOUT STEPHANIE J. WOODS' 
INSTALLATION:

“the wait of it” speaks about the nine years spent growing and collecting

my hair. As well as the psychological weight of being black in America,

and the politicization of afro hair.

Accompanying this work is the poem “Bleached” by Laura Neal, and an

original score by Johannes Barfield that includes the sound of fire, and the

sound of water. The audio was inspired by the 2020 Minneapolis riots and

the following Martin Luther King Jr. quote: “We have fought hard and long

for integration, as I believe we should have, and I know that we will win.

But I've come to believe we're integrating into a burning house."

To learn more about Stephanie J. Woods' work with 1708 Gallery, click here.

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