A Two-Way Conversation with Adeye Jean-Baptiste
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 Visiting Artist Adeye Jean-Baptiste about how her work aligns with the concepts explored in A Two-Way Mirror.
Photo courtesy of the artist.
ADEYE JEAN-BAPTISTE
Adeye Jean-Baptiste was born and raised in Westchester, New York, and is a recent graduate of Alfred University, majoring in art and design. Craft has always been a part of her life and something about which she is passionate. Her current work is a culmination of this passion for art and craft, using skills she has developed over the years, such as beading, sewing, glassblowing, and kiln-working, alongside her interest in the figure.
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.