Exhibition Information

Diedrick Brackens the warmth of other suns
2022 Cotton and acrylic yarn 221 x 271.8 cm
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Diedrick Brackens stealing dark from the sky
2022 Cotton and acrylic yarn 213.4 x 208.3 cm
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Diedrick Brackens the rhythm of consent
2022 Cotton and acrylic yarn 213.4 x 208.3 cm
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Diedrick Brackens the night is my shepherd
2022 Cotton and acrylic yarn 213.4 x 208.3 cm
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			Various Small Fires is pleased to present Texas-native Diedrick Brackens’ debut solo exhibition in Asia, together our shadows make a single belly. In a series of four new works, Brackens offers woven tapestries dense with analogy and narrative. 

 

For his solo exhibition in Seoul, Brackens expands his exploration of silhouetted figures and pushes the investigation of the underlying textile structures. In together our shadows make a single belly, Brackens finds inspiration and form in the West African symbol system of Adinkra. One symbol is particular, the Funtunfunefu (pronounced foon-toon-fu-nee-fu) symbol informs the rhythm of consent. Roughly translated to ‘unity for one destiny,’ the symbol depicts the figures of two conjoined crocodiles sharing a stomach, signifying the idea of sharing a destiny and one-ness with others and within oneself. A reflection of this notion, the reptile is swapped for a human likeness. Brackens’s figures overlap or intertwine, and appear to work together or lean on each other for support throughout the suite of works. 

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