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A Conversation with Hùng Lê and lyra purugganan Both artists are featured in the exhibition “Soft Archives: Threads and Textures of History,” curated by Arianne OhAra. The exhibition is on view at Hillyer during the month of April 2025. Chapter Markers: 02:07 Backgrounds 05:04 Artist Statements 13:08 Works in the exhibition 26:41 Future Plans 41:50 Question from the curator
Conversation with Hùng Lě and lyra purugganan
During the month of May, IA&A at Hillyer will feature “Auction on the Alley,” an auction, exhibition, and fundraiser that celebrates IA&A’s 30th anniversary. The auction will start on May 2, 5 to 6 pm for members and VIPs and 6 to 8 for the general public. The auction will continue throughout the month, culminating in an “Auction Grand Finale” on Thursday, May 29, 6 to 8pm. While you must wait until May 2nd to bid, you register today! Go to the Auction on the Alley website and click “register.” https://secure.qgiv.com/event/auctiononthealley/ or visit athillyer.org to learn more. Click “items” to get a sneak preview of artworks and select “collectors” to learn more about our “Rising Collectors Council.”
Auction on the Alley
Kayla Dantz Crowded Places (part III) 2025 Cotton twill and 100% virgin wool, hand-woven 18.5 x 28 in This hand-woven photo tapestry reinterprets a family photograph from the 1970s, unraveling and reassembling the image through textile. Personal history is fragmented and made whole again through threads. Kayla Dantz Photo Album Shorts 2024 Hand-woven cotton twill with 100% virgin wool, hand-woven, cotton shirting waistband. 22.5 x 17 in Hand-woven photo print shorts crafted from a family photo taken in the 1970s, weaving memory into form. Kayla Dantz Photo Album T-Shirt 2024 Cotton twill with 100% virgin wool, hand woven 39 x 28 in Hand-woven photo print t-shirt crafted from a family photo taken in the 1970s, weaving memory into form. Exhibition: Soft Archives: Threads and Textures of History Arianne Ohara, curator April 5–27, 2025
Interview with Kayla Dantz
Davvon Branker Rainbow Out My Window 2024 Archival Print on Silk 36 x 48 in Digital inkjet print on Habotai fabric hung on a gold curtain rod. The image depicts a person dressed in white standing confidently, eyes gazing away from the camera as they stand in front of a white iron wrought gate. In thinking about Caribbean Aesthetics, the iron wrought gate is symbolic. Normally seen in front of gates and windows, the common heart motif is emulated and reproduced among many domestic sites, particularly in the Caribbean. Davvon Branker Birdsong (Is this Goodbye?) 2024 14 x 22 in This diptych presents two mirrored images rendered through contrasting techniques: one a digital inkjet print on archival paper and the other a cyanotype with a watercolor wash and an embedded feather. Both images depict a person holding a red cardinal—an enduring symbol of transformation and ancestral presence. In the background is the Miami Skyline undergoing construction, suggesting a landscape in flux. Davvon Branker Parade 2022 Cyanotype on Muslin 8 x 6 in Parade depicts a group of folks in process. Rendered as a cyanotype on canvas, the piece centers on a mother gazing outward as she carries her child, anchoring the composition with quiet strength amid the surrounding carnival crowd. Davvon Branker Protection 2024 Cyanotype on Cotton Canvas 8 x 6 in This large-scale cyanotype on fabric captures the imprint of an iron wrought window gate, traditionally used as a symbol of protection. It is layered with sand-washed translucent textile and a real iron gate. Exhibition: Soft Archives: Threads and Textures of History Arianne Ohara, curator April 5-27, 2025
Interview with Davvon Branker
Diego Borgsdorf Fuenzalida Salt the Earth You Leave Behind (I) 2024 Wool, cotton, salt 6 x 24 in Wool and cotton tapestry crystallized with salt Diego Borgsdorf Fuenzalida Pacific Feelings 2024 Wool, cotton, salt 10 x 60 in Wool and cotton tapestry, crystallized with salt, abstracting satellite imagery of Rocas de Santo Domingo. Exhibition Soft Archives: Threads and Textures of History April 5–April 27, 2025
Interview with Diego Borgsdorf Fuenzalida
Arianne Ohara Soft Archives: Threads and Textures of History April 5–27, 2025 “Soft Archives: Threads and Textures of History” highlights how textile artists weave fibers of individuality into a tapestry of collective memory. Featuring six early-career artists across the U.S., the exhibition examines diasporic narratives through fiber. Diego Borgsdorf Fuenzalida’s South American weavings document life after political violence in diasporic Chile, while Davvon Branker’s cyanotype fabric installations imprint images of Afro-Caribbean lives. Kayla Dantz transforms photographs into wearable archives, and Hùng Lê fills archival silences of the American War in Việt Nam with indigo dyes and embroidered cyanotypes. Annais Morales highlights Mexican-American nostalgia in the California borderlands, and lyra purugganan’s filet crochet explores desire, joy, and colonial legacies in the Philippines. These artists showcase fiber’s potential as an archival material capable of building history. The tactile nature of textiles invites an intimate engagement with the past, becoming a canvas upon which underrepresented voices can be amplified while challenging dominant historical accounts.
Interview with Arianne Ohara
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