Night Gallery presents 'Reflections', the first solo exhibition by Esiri Erheriene-Essi, showcasing paintings that explore memory and identity. Through her evocative use of color and layered materials, she honors inspired and discarded photographs, bringing depth and nuance to the representation of brown skin. Significant artworks, like 'A Royal Flush', illustrate profound human emotions through rich hues while drawing on the artist's extensive collection of images that reflect a universal experience across the Black diaspora. Erheriene-Essi's artistry encapsulates connection through distance and time, celebrating diversity in Black identity.
Erheriene-Essi’s works breathe life into inspired photographs, exploring memory with paint, color, and layered ephemera, reminiscent of quilting through texture and tone.
In 'A Royal Flush', the artist depicts emotional farewells, showcasing brown skin's depth through a spectrum of hues that encapsulate complex human emotions.
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