Tenuous Threads - JUNNY Hibbert

Title - Tenuous Threads

Medium- Armature - Foam, African Beading, African Fabric, Found Objects

Year- 2024

Height - 10 inches - Neck 2 inches - Head Circ - 21 inches

VISIBLE / IN VISIBLE

"An exploration of presence, identity and resilience." - JUNNY Hibbert

This body of work delves into the intricate interplay between what is seen and unseen, heard and unheard. Through sculptural forms and mixed media, Visible /Invisible captures the challenges and triumphs of Black women, balancing the visible strength of cultural pride with the often invisible emotional labor and struggles. Each piece evokes a dialogue between history and modernity, tradition and progress, unity and individuality.

An intimate reflection on the delicate balance of holding it together , grappling with memories, a time when everything was more intact, purposeful, cohesive. Now it’s all frayed and there is a tension between the desire to hold it together or to let go. Metaphor, resilience in the face of change, the fragility of our connections and the bittersweet nostalgia for times of unity and wholeness.

TenuousThreads

​​Once, it fit,  seamless, whole,

each piece bound tightly to the next.

Now, it frays, slips, unravels,

It’s coming undone.

Barely held, Straining at the seams  

Clinging to threads, loose and thinning,

haunted by echoes of a time

when all was woven together. JUNNY®

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