nichola feldman-kiss, an initial aversion to the plight of the sufferer. (Pietà) 2015 — 2022 \ Scapegoat, Sydné
1st image: Chromogenic prints, Tryptic in a custom walnut frame, 2015 -2020
2nd image; view installation at McMaster Museum of Art
In this luminous portrait series, feldman-kiss reimagines the sacred form of the Pietà within a contemporary frame.
Scapegoat (Syndé), presents a youthful feminine subject seen holding a baby goat in a pastoral landscape. While the kid goat stands as an ambiguous symbol of the sacred and the sacrificed, the model’s closed eyes and awkward pose destabilizes our gaze, suggesting a protest against the historical exploitation of the Black female figure within Western culture. Here, her African body can also be considered as the mother of civilization and a prime life force connecting all of human-kind.
- Excerpt from curator Pamela Edmonds,
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