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There are other ways of remembering the past than by speaking on it Derrick Woods Morrow
Artist-in-Residence

Derrick Woods-Morrow

Providence, RI
Artist-in-Residence Spring 2025

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How do we memorialize an event that is still ongoing Derrick Woods Morrow

How do we memorialize an event that is ongoing?, 2022. Used mattresses, various natural stains, subwoofer, wake work. Photo courtesy of the artist.

There are other ways of remembering the past than by speaking on it Derrick Woods Morrow

There are other ways of remembering the past than speaking on it, 2023. Rusted steel bedframe, neon lights & transformers, water from the Atlantic, glass infused with a portion of the Wendy's where Rayshard Brooks was murdered, stage light with stand and sunset filter with hand-traced drawing of a sunset, milk crates, time occurring unnaturally, believing in the possibility of a safe future. Photo courtesy of the artist.

Maroon z Derrick Woods Morrow

Maroon/z, 2024. Interface and archive prototype. Photo courtesy of the artist.

I believe in the future of small countries Derrick Woods Morrow

I Believe in the Future of Small Countries, for Performatorium, 2024. Photo courtesy of the artist.

Installation views of Southern Drift Derrick Woods Morrow

Southern Drift I > a beacon to true north, 2023. Glass infused with a portion of the Wendy's where Rayshard Brooks was murdered, complicated feelings, the artist's bodily fluids, wake work. Photo courtesy of the artist.

The Artist-in-Residence Program is sponsored, in part, by:

The William and Ruth Scott Family Foundation

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