thin tubes of multicolored fabric forming an oblong shape, braces by thin black pieces of fabric at sides; thicker shape at bottom in blue fabric with lace on it, and a pink flower; red and blue entwined tubes of fabric at PL; green fabric with a black flower in C

The Ninth, from Torções series, 2019

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Sonia Gomes examines memory and identity through sculptures made of wire structures wrapped with fabric, thread, gifted, and found materials. The organic sculptures take up space, acting as a placeholder for the absent and unseen body that has been historically marginalized. Her Torções series (meaning “torsions”), mimic not only torsion of the body in movement but also relate to the sculptural process of their making. Her

works refer to the body as a way of decolonizing the past and reclaiming the present, reconstructing and cele- brating the self and Gomes’ African heritage.

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Title
The Ninth, from Torções series
Artist Life
born 1948
Role
Artist
Accession Number
2021.11
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thin tubes of multicolored fabric forming an oblong shape, braces by thin black pieces of fabric at sides; thicker shape at bottom in blue fabric with lace on it, and a pink flower; red and blue entwined tubes of fabric at PL; green fabric with a black flower in C
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