St.Clair Renaissance

Nepotism
2023
35x49

Part of my ongoing Double Consciousness series, this work explores the invisible systems that shape access, identity, and perception. Using mirrored imagery from my London Plane Tree studies, the composition begins to resemble something psychological—almost mask-like—where beauty, tension, and distortion coexist.

Through my hyper-sharpening process of acrylic embellishment layered onto archival photographic print, the surface becomes dimensional and alive, forcing the viewer to question what is inherited, what is earned, and what remains unseen.

“Nepotism” will be featured in my upcoming solo exhibition The Weight and the Witness opening June 18th at the Chastain Arts Center.