
Pluck and Grow: Artist Talk and Workshop
Visiting Artist Sonya Clark brings to the Gibbes an interactive installation of "Pluck and Grow," a collaborative work between the artist and Museum visitors.
Clark uses hair as metaphor for what connects us as humans, separates us into racial groups, and makes us individuals. The artist invites people to write their "hair stories" on a piece of paper - whether that be a poem, a story, or a drawing. The paper will be dyed in varying shades of black, brown, and blonde to give the appearance of human hair and Clark will twist and insert them into "follicles" drilled into a surface, referencing a human head. Once on display, Clark invites viewers to pluck a strand, read the story, and replace it with their own hair story on a slip of white paper. As these new stories replace the original ones, the piece will take on the appearance of aging - as real human hair would.
Adults $5
(Price only includes artist talk and workshop. Price does not include admission to the Museum. A discounted admission rate of $7 will be available for purchase that day.)