She's Ready

Transatlantic Hemispheres

An exhibition with a 7794 mile journey from Cape Town to North Adams. The artists taking part in the exhibition are all currently working in Cape Town, South Africa. At various stages in their career, this will be the first time they will be exhibiting in the US. The artist’s work in different techniques and mediums. Their artworks deal with Identity, migration, land, heritage, and language. Their artworks depict the current social and political climate in South Africa that represent their own unique experiences. With the new artworks we can start a conversation about what art can be in a post pandemic world.

Naeemah Peterson (1985), The Nature of Us explores the effects nature has on our emotions, and how our states of mind and being are affected by the natural world that surrounds us. We are ourselves part of nature and change with the seasons. In colder weather there is naturally more distance and barriers between our naked bodies, and we contort inward in a way. Clear skies have a way of stirring up hope within us, while storms and turbulent winds tell stories of our own turmoil that twists within us.