keep it cute

an exhibition by Jewel Ham

“keep it cute”, — a phrase typically meant to reiterate the danger of doing just the opposite — highlights the duplicity of the Black femme experience. Inspired by unapologetic self-definition as a means of liberation, this selection of portraits explores the energy required to do so. In exploration of this interiority, viewers are invited to remember that we can, in fact, take it there. - Jewel Ham