Helina Metaferia: We’ve Been Here Before
On view through June 25, 2023
Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design (RISD)
Providence, Rhode Island
www.risdmuseum.org
This installation of collaged images by Metaferia, an Ethiopian-American artist based in New York City, considers the body and its relationship to notions of identity and citizenship. Developed in a 2021 workshop with the RISD Museum Education Department and through research at RISD’s and Brown University’s libraries and archives, these images extend Metaferia’s ongoing series honoring the histories of social-change movements by focusing on BIPOC women and femmes (individuals adopting a feminine appearance, manner, or persona). Her work recognizes those who are often overlooked and centers on marginalized bodies.
[Image: Helina Metaferia, Headdress 40, 2022. Courtesy of the artist.]
