a sky you can’t see:

A Hood as Ornamentation and Otherness

The Departments of Craft/Material Studies and Art Education welcomed Craft and Painting + Printmaking Alum Nastassja Swift (BFA '15) back to VCUarts for a visiting artist lecture "a sky you can't see: A Hood as Ornamentation and Otherness." This lecture took place on February 6th at 5PM at the Institute for Contemporary Art at VCU.

In this multi-layered conversation, artist Nastassja Swift frames her recent research of hoods and varying head coverings through documented perceptions around these garments across place, time, class, race and religion. Connecting material and dress to the reinforcement of inferiority and superiority, Nastassja shares how her understanding has informed a new body of work. "a sky you can't see" is an ongoing project- utilizing research, storytelling, printmaking, fiber and sculpture- that will unfold into a six-character fiber series.