Washing Our Mothers
ELEVATE, 2021
Day & Night Projects, Atlanta

“WASHING OUR MOTHERS” set out to allow children of all ages the chance to air out their love and grievances for their mothers in a four-step process of picking out fabric, writing grievances down on that piece of fabric, washing that fabric by hand, and hanging it up on a clothesline in the gallery space. 

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The ritualistic performance was enriched with dance (choreographed by Kerri Garret), poetry (spoken by Victoria P. Allen), a site specific work (Olamma Oparah) and archival performance (shady Radical).  This live performance installation is a development of the film Laundry Day and included a self-care workshop led by SisterCare Alliance and Anana Johari Harris Parris.  There was also an exhibition in progress in the gallery space, October 24th to Nov 5th.

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photography by Jessica Thomas