99% NO.88 Mary 2013

Editor: Here we have Sedrick Huckaby's print, "99% NO.88 Mary." It’s a small, intimate portrait. I notice another face framed above the main figure. What do you see in this piece? Curator: The layering of images is striking. The portrait within a portrait creates a sense of ancestral presence. Consider how Huckaby uses line, almost like scarification; could it be a visual marker of resilience passed down through generations? Editor: It could be. The overlaid text, too, seems like a coded message. Curator: Exactly. The text hints at shared wisdom and cultural memory. A warning, perhaps? Symbols that only those within the community truly understand. What do you make of that? Editor: It makes me wonder what other secrets are hidden in the work. Curator: Indeed. Each element seems to hold a piece of a larger, unspoken narrative.