スミソニアン博物館さんのインスタグラム写真 - (スミソニアン博物館Instagram)「“I have always had a complicated relationship with my hair. My Native and Black sides put certain cultural expectations on it, even though the texture never seemed to fit either. In this piece, I reflect on four stages in my life: infancy, youth, adolescence, and adulthood.” - Monica Rickert-Bolter (Prairie Band Potawatomi/Black) Artist Monica Rickert-Bolter uses art to communicate both intimate reflections about her life and broader themes that impact the communities in which she participates. To her, art is a tool that influences people to move forward. From working with charcoal to experimenting with digital art, seen here, Rickert-Bolter aims to “find the goodness, even despite all of that darkness” when expressing ideas in any artistic medium. Rickert-Bolter is one of six Black-Indigenous women artists who explore race, gender, multiracial identity, and intergenerational knowledge in the online @smithsonianNMAI exhibition, “Ancestors Know Who We Are.” #IndigenousPeoplesDay https://s.si.edu/46w2ITw (link in bio) Monica Rickert-Bolter (Prairie Band Potawatomi/Black), "Hair Stories," 2021. Digital painting.」10月9日 22時09分