A Two-Way Conversation with Layo Bright
EPISODE SUMMARY
A Two-Way Mirror is an exhibition of contemporary Black artists who have used glass to create work that deconstructs social, cultural, gender, and racial identity concerns. The artists range in background from African American, to British, to Puerto Rican. Each artist uses glass to reflect thoughts and bodies that have historically been fraught with exploitation. Due to its reflectivity and translucence, glass is an apt medium to interrogate identity constructs such as the theory of double consciousness presented by W.E.B. Du Bois in his seminal work, The Souls of Black Folk.
Frit City Host Jabari Owens-Bailey interviews exhibiting artist Layo Bright.
Photo by Daniel Greer, courtesy of the artist.
LAYO BRIGHT
Layo Bright is a Nigerian sculptor who explores migration, legacy, and identity through hybrid portraits, textiles, and mixed media works. She received her MFA with Honors from the Parsons School of Design, and has been awarded the International Sculpture Center’s Outstanding Student Achievement in Sculpture Award in support of her work.
JABARI OWENS-BAILEY, HOST
Jabari Owens-Bailey is an arts administrator, educator, artist, and Curatorial Education Program Manager for Museum of Glass. Jabari received his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Corcoran College of Art + Design and his Master of Fine Arts degree from the School of Visual Arts. His varied career in arts administration has shaped his values on diversity and inclusion in the museum and arts fields and his beliefs in the personal healing powers of creating.
Photo courtesy of Jabari Owens-Bailey.