Farmington Hills, MI  2019-20

Tatum K. Gentry

MFA 2019

Necklace with Rug, Bronze, sterling silver, powder coating, yarn, safety blanket, 2018, 6"w x 8"h x 1.5"d

I represent in the objects I create the memories I had as a child, using the emotions and feelings that I remember most deeply: shame, excitement, wonder and confusion. I introduce those notions into a piece you can carry with you, as a token or a burden. I want the work to be able to move around the world as freely as I once thought I could, to have the options and opportunities to be connected or attached in different configurations, not to be relegated to a certain area of the body.

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