In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies,
but the silence of our friends.
- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
TREE WITH HOLE, 2021
Mint Hill, North Carolina
CROSSING, 2021
250 Years of Slavery
90 Years of Jim Crow
60 Years of Separate But Equal
35 Years of State Sanctioned Redlining
Ossabaw Island, Georgia
OSSABAW ISLAND, 2021
Ossabaw Island, Georgia
THE LONGEST AND OLDEST WORKING DIRT ROAD IN AMERICA, 2021
Ossabaw Island, Georgia
PERSONIFICATION OF HISTORY, 2021
“This is not a time for personal weakness, but for strength. The only real strength is love; love makes us vulnerable, but in a way that makes us strong.” - Marianne Williamson
Ossabaw Island, Georgia
SEGREGATED BALCONY, 2016
Charlotte, North Carolina
DIVIDED IN DEATH, 2016
Charlotte, North Carolina
DIVIDED WORSHIP, 2018
Iron Station, North Carolina
UNSEEN, 2018
Iron Station, North Carolina
ASCENSION TO INJUSTICE, 2018
Iron Station, North Carolina
BEARER OF WEIGHT, 2018
Iron Station, North Carolina
HALF LIGHT, 2018
Iron Station, North Carolina
LISTEN, 2018
Iron Station, North Carolina
SONG OF SORROW, 2018
Iron Station, North Carolina
DIVISIONS, 2018
Iron Station, North Carolina
SIGNS OF RESILIENCE, 2018
McLeod Plantation, South Carolina
WEEPING TREE, 2018
McLeod Plantation, South Carolina
HIDDEN HISTORIES, 2018
Nowadays
The universe is weeping.
Perhaps time will give it time
to come to its senses
and rise above the anguish.
Things are bad. Stars cry. Mountains howl.
Seas tremble. The universe goes on bristling
with riverings of tears.
Let us, for tomorrows sake,
lend our tired hands
to help lift it beyond revilement;
to unshackle what is needed most -
a chance to shout hallelujah — Gordon Parks
McLeod Plantation, South Carolina
CHARRED FLOOR, 2018
McLeod Plantation, South Carolina
WINDOW WITH LATCH, 2020
Magnolia Plantation, South Carolina
SILENT MEMORY, 2020
Hobcaw Barony, South Carolina
RICE FIELDS, 2020
Hobcaw Barony, South Carolina
ARCHWAY, 2020
Drayton Hall, South Carolina
AN ECLIPSE OF LIGHT, 2020
Drayton Hall, South Carolina
MEASURE OF A DEMISE, 2020
“If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor.”
– Desmond Tutu
Drayton Hall, South Carolina
HIDDEN STAIRS, 2020
Drayton Hall, South Carolina
SILENT WITNESS, UNDERGROUND RAILROAD, 2017
Greensboro, North Carolina
NEW GROWTH, UNDERGROUND RAILROAD, 2017.
Greensboro, North Carolina
STAIRWELL TO SAFETY, 2017
Jamestown, North Carolina
REFUGE, 2018
Jamestown, North Carolina
WIND SWEPT TREE, UNDERGROUND RAILROAD, 2022
High Point, North Carolina
STAIRWELL, FIRST FLOOR, UNDERGROUND RAILROAD HOME, 2022
High Point, North Carolina
STAIRWELL, SECOND FLIGHT, UNDERGROUND RAILROAD HOME, 2022
High Point, North Carolina
LIGHT, HIDDEN ROOM, UNDERGROUND RAILROAD HOME, 2022
High Point, North Carolina
BRANCHES, UNDERGROUND RAILROAD, 2022
High Point, North Carolina
RICE FIELDS WITH BIRDS, 2020
Middleton Place, South Carolina
STAIRS TO THE PAST, (plantation torched during Sherman’s March, 1865), 2020
Middleton Place, South Carolina
CONSEQUENCE, 2020
Middleton Place, South Carolina
FALLEN, 2020
Middleton Place, South Carolina
SHELDON CHURCH RUINS, 2021
Beaufort County, South Carolina
THE WALL BETWEEN, 2018
Mint Hill, North Carolina
OVERSEER OF LOSS, 2018
Mint Hill, North Carolina
FREEDMAN'S SANCTUARY, 2020
Hobcaw Barony, South Carolina
FREEDMAN’S SANCTUARY, 2020
Hobcaw Barony, South Carolina
TENOR OF LIGHT, 2020
“I refuse to accept the view that mankind is so tragically bound to the starless midnight of racism and war that the bright daybreak of peace and brotherhood can never become a reality… I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word”.
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Hobcaw Barony, South Carolina
LAYING BARE THE PAST, 2020
Excavating layers of history, layers of time.
Isabel Wilkerson - Pulitzer Prize-wining journalist, in an interview with PBS Judy Woodruff about her book Caste. “The goal of this work is to allow us to see, again, the structure that we have inherited, to be able to push forward, but, most importantly, to recognize that we all have a stake in it, and to recognize that it will take each and every one of us to make it the strongest house possible”. Wilkerson uses the metaphor of a house to describe America.
Drayton Hall, South Carolina
It is my hope, that through this lens, looking back in time, that somehow, we can begin to see ourselves and be reminded that we are all woven into this social fabric of time, history, and life. This work is not only a document of our past but an emotional metaphor expressing our need for the renewal of compassion for others. It is up to all of us to inspire change.