sepiaEYE opens a solo online exhibition of works by Qiana Mestrich
Qiana Mestrich, Queen Imogen (Macha) from Thrall, 2019. Courtesy of the Artist & sepiaEYE.
NEW YORK, NY
.-sepiaEYE is presenting Thrall (2017-2020), a solo online exhibition by Qiana Mestrich. By integrating the outdoor studio, staged portraiture, still life, and family photography, Mestrich externalizes her thoughts around recent political, social, and cultural discussions on white supremacy and Black consciousness.
I was inspired to create this work during a visit to a museum with my children, when we encountered a towering statue of Pandora in front of a large window. In Greek mythology, Pandora is the first woman created by the gods and this sculpture (made in 1871 by Chauncey Bradley Ives) depicts her in the act of opening the box/jar containing humanity s evils.