Geoglyphs: Notes from the Interior
Opening November 16, 5:00 pm - 7:00pm
UNREPD is pleased to announce K’era Morgan’s debut solo exhibition, Geoglyphs: Notes from the Interior. Featuring 12 abstract, mixed media paintings, this exhibition traces Morgan’s journey from womanhood to motherhood through aerial views of her previously uncharted internal landscapes.
Morgan’s artistic practice is based largely in the exploration of connections between the natural world and the human psyche. Geoglyphs: Notes from the Interior is based on a collection of drawings that Morgan made during a pivotal, transitional phase in her life. After suffering a debilitating back injury, Morgan was unable to work, walk, sleep, or fall into her new role as a mother. To face these challenges, Morgan turned to sketching and discovered new psychological terrain. The paintings that resulted chart the landscapes of Morgan’s deepest being.
Navigating these interior spaces through their aerial views gives a holistic perspective, including all the inaccessible nooks and crannies of the mind. As aerial surveys of vast areas, the paintings map depths of emotion and sensation. The intensity of physical pain serves as the baseline, yet is layered with the corresponding intensity of mother-love and overwhelm, resulting in vivid colors and vibrant pathways woven among organic shapes and linework. Effectively, Morgan maps the routes of feeling–both affective and somatic–that define her unconventional entry into motherhood.