Laetitia Adam-Rabel Haiti, b. 1978
DNA Floating Through Time and Space, 2021
Flocking, image transfer and acrylic on raw canvas.
91.4 x 71.1 cm
All rights retained by artist courtesy The Contemporary Art Modern Project
$ 6,000.00
In this piece, Laeti invites the viewer to look at a mother and child in a cozy, intimate environment. While the work uses soft textures and subdued colors, it alludes...
In this piece, Laeti invites the viewer to look at a mother and child in a cozy, intimate
environment. While the work uses soft textures and subdued colors, it
alludes to very hard, scientific facts, as well as to social constructs and their political consequences.
The scientific fact that DNA is the basic building block of our human bodies is undeniable. The social construct of race and its imagined genetic categorization, while having been disproven, remain a political tool used to divide and subvert the power of the people. In this autobiographical piece, Laeti uses images of herself and her daughter, both of mixed heritage, but one usually categorized solely as “black”, to bring attention to how ridiculous the idea of race is. As a focal point, Laeti uses a flocked DNA helix, unraveling into hair strands, to bring attention to the hierarchy of hair textures even among people with African hair types.
environment. While the work uses soft textures and subdued colors, it
alludes to very hard, scientific facts, as well as to social constructs and their political consequences.
The scientific fact that DNA is the basic building block of our human bodies is undeniable. The social construct of race and its imagined genetic categorization, while having been disproven, remain a political tool used to divide and subvert the power of the people. In this autobiographical piece, Laeti uses images of herself and her daughter, both of mixed heritage, but one usually categorized solely as “black”, to bring attention to how ridiculous the idea of race is. As a focal point, Laeti uses a flocked DNA helix, unraveling into hair strands, to bring attention to the hierarchy of hair textures even among people with African hair types.