Label Type
DidacticLabel
Dakota Parkinson (b. 1994)
Wrenching, 2022
ceramic
15 x 15 x 3 in.
Gift of Dr. Rebecca M. Nagy, 2023.11.2
With visceral textures filling the surface and a dark, blueish-black paint powerfully centered at the concave curvature, this intentionally rough-hewn circular clay object with jagged edges commands presence. Pulling from her transfeminine experience, Parkinson channels their own personal identity and connects with others through the process of creating art. Parkinson considers herself a stalwartly visible transgender maker and believes in the ability of clay to bring together disparate communities through organizing to connect local community, art, and trans people in need.
This work of art is a part of the HCC Permanent Art Collection. The HCC Art Galleries, through their Campus Loan Outreach Program, seek to share original art by collecting a diversity of works for the education and enjoyment of the HCC Community.