jamil g. baldwin

clear skies, heavy rains

2025

found plant holder, dog tag chains, slide film, slide viewers

2” x 38” x 12”

“An ode to the life I know under this sky, centering the lives of my neighbors and my environments, and the implications of its history. 

The outdoor plant holder implies a domesticity, a site for us to attempt to hang and nurture a healthy thing. But the viewfinders are inorganic, and their “hanging” implies both a casualness and a more sinister specter of sorts. And contained within the viewfinders are gestures of holding various sentiments concerning my experiences here in the city of Los Angeles. 

The piece encourages what it takes to truly see someone else. Sometimes it takes contorting and reorienting ourselves, or even asking for help, and slowing down in order to do so.” 

Website: jamilbaldwin.com

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