Remnants and Resonance Exhibition
"Resquícios e Ressonância | Remnants and Resonance" brings together three powerful works created in Salvador da Bahia, Brazil, each exploring the enduring legacies of Black identity and memory through the transformative power of portraiture. The title evokes fragments, traces, and residues — remnants that speak to the ghostly presence of history, the resonance of ancestral memory, and the echoes of fragmented narratives captured in photographs.
The exhibition — a collection of works by Assistant Professor Joshua Rashaad McFadden, Thomas Allen Harris, and Lázaro Roberto Ferreira dos Santos — is on view Feb. 7-March 1 in William Harris Gallery.
Exhibition programming includes:
- 5 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 19 | Film screening - Through A Lens Darkly (dir. Thomas Allen Harris, 2014, 1 hour, 33 minutes)
- Carlson Auditorium (room 1125 in the Carlson Center for Imaging Science)
- 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 26 | Artist talk and panel discussion - Joshua Rashaad McFadden, Thomas Allen Harris, and Lázaro Roberto Ferreira dos Santos
- William Harris Gallery (Gannett Hall, 3030)
- 5 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 27 | Guest lecture and panel discussion
- Elson Rabelo, Associate Professor, Universidade Federal do Vale do Sao Francisco, with panelists Elson de Assis Rabelo, Danielle Freire de Souza Santos, José Carlos Ferreira dos Santos Filho
- William Harris Gallery (Gannett Hall, 3030)
More about the exhibition
Created in Salvador da Bahia—an epicenter of African diasporic culture—these works by Thomas Allen Harris, Lázaro Roberto Ferreira dos Santos, and Joshua Rashaad McFadden delve into the complexities of Black life across generations and geographies. They highlight portraiture as a site of representation, resistance, and reimagining, shedding light on the multifaceted nature of Black identity. This exhibition interrogates the portrait as both a tool for representation and a site of resistance. Together, these works navigate the weight of oppression while imagining liberated presents and futures within the Afro-Atlantic world.
Through three distinct yet interconnected works, Resquícios e Ressonância | Remnants and Resonance underscores the transformative potential of portraiture to document, resist, and reimagine Black lived experiences. It positions portraiture as a medium that captures fragments of queer histories, ancestral religions, Black joy, and community, weaving these elements into resonant narratives that illuminate the richness of Black existence.
Visit the William Harris Gallery webpage for more about the exhibiting artists.
Photo by Lázaro Roberto Ferreira dos Santos
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