“This intimate survey exhibition examines the use of the catfish motif in Los Angeles-based artist Diedrick Brackens’ weavings and poetry. The catfish has been an enduring, multi-dimensional reference in Brackens’ work – a symbol of physical and spiritual nourishment, a messenger linking the present to ancestral memories, and a guide in examining his own identity. The exhibition navigates the evolution of this important emblem at the heart of Brackens’ prolific creative practice.”
