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Sherrill Roland’s convictions in a courtroom, on four misdemeanors, were later overturned at a retrial. But they focused Roland’s personal conviction to use art that both helps him process and heal from his experiences while engaging an unwitting public about certain fears and stereotypes about the convicted.
“My body needed to be a part of it, I needed to be involved in the engagement,” Roland said.
With what he calls the Jumpsuit Project, Roland chose to wear an orange jumpsuit, like the kind associated with inmates, wherever he appeared and traveled on the campus of UNC-Greensboro. Roland did this throughout the 2016-17 school year as he pursued his master’s degree in art.
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Sherrill Roland’s convictions in a courtroom, on four misdemeanors, were later overturned at a retrial. But they focused Roland’s personal conviction to use art that both helps him process and heal from his experiences while engaging an unwitting public about certain fears and stereotypes about the convicted.
“My body needed to be a part of it, I needed to be involved in the engagement,” Roland said.
With what he calls the Jumpsuit Project, Roland chose to wear an orange jumpsuit, like the kind associated with inmates, wherever he appeared and traveled on the campus of UNC-Greensboro. Roland did this throughout the 2016-17 school year as he pursued his master’s degree in art.
Friday at Frieze New York
Digital talks, screenings and highlights from Frieze New York s programming
Begin the day by browsing Frieze Viewing Room. Accessible from anywhere in the world and connecting you to the best of contemporary art.
Explore virtual booths by galleries from all around the world, including a solo presentation of
Esther Pearl Watson (Vielmetter Los Angeles), works by Chinese artist
Ding Yi (Timothy Taylor) and Helina Metaferia (Addis Fine Art); murals by
Victoria Lomasko (Edel Assanti), ceramics by
Erin Jane Nelson (Chapter NY), alongside many others.
Esther Pearl Watson,
November 1, La Fiesta Party Supply, 2020. Acrylic on panel. Courtesy of the artist and Vielmetter Los Angeles