haitian- cuban dwapo: DECONSTRUCTING SUBURBIA

Advanced Studio
​Faculty: Tatiana Bilbao
2021

Black Domestic Home: Deconstructing Suburbia uses the bathroom as a microcosm within the suburban home, Sydney used the drawings of Alexander Kira as a vantage point, seeing promise in imagining new bodily configurations in a historically unchallenged space. This project centers her observations as a child in a Haitian- Cuban household, its rituals and practices, as guiding principles to create new datums of privacy.

Watch the Youtube video to see the full explanation of the project and to watch her make a 4' x 7' tapestry. ​​

Tapestry, Painting, Mixed Media