Hope Okere: Homeostasis (home)(stay)
338 South Avenue 16, Los Angeles, CA 90031
Saturday, August 16 at 5:00 PM 9:00 PM
Ends Aug 24, 2025
Keystone Gallery presents Homeostasis (home) (stay), a four person exhibition curated by Hope Okere and featuring work by Fawlene Aziza, Iman Djouini, Shana Moulton, and Hope Okere. The artwork spans across multiple disciplines, from sculpture and video installation to print making and fiber art. The themes present in the exhibition are weaving, water, migration, identity mapping, spirituality and healing. Some of the works also embody diaspora and hybridity. Through the representation of earth and water, there is grounding and healing. Water is an intuitive source for re-sourcing our life force energy. Internal feminine intuition guides the creation of the weavings, prints, and video art. The artists use that intuitive liminal space to explore and create their ideas. The book by Jennifer Higgie entitled, The Other Side, A Story of Women in Art and the Spirit World had an influence in conceptualizing and curating the exhibition. The artwork may be viewed as internal examinations, but the artists are also reflecting out and relating our experiences to the world at large. At a time when our collective community is out of balance and suffering, can we work toward homeostasis? Let us dissolve borders with water and seek conditions for healing. We ask that immigrants be allowed to stay in their homes, the homes they have made here in this country.
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