About the Exhibition
Cheryl Pope in collaboration with the Homan Square community at SAIC’s Tower Residency
‘Sometimes I think I be dreamin’
November 10 – January 1, 2016
In addition to her solo exhibition in the main gallery, Pope will present a collaborative project in the gallery’s storefront exhibition space. Arising out of her time as the SAIC’s current Tower Artist in Residence at Homan Square in North Lawndale, “Sometimes I think I be dreamin” is an homage to the strength of community ties and its many voices. Indeed, the installation will feature ALWAYS HERE, a memorial quilt that expresses the personal stories of Chicago’s West Side. Utilizing Batik dyeing as a technique to share with others while also building a metaphor of resistance, Pope arranges individual stories into an integrated narrative composition born out of community workshops in which knowledge and skills in a variety of crafts, such as hand- and machine-sewing, embroidery, quilting, dying, and graphic design, are shared and exchanged. After its presentation at moniquemeloche, ALWAYS HERE will be on display at Homan Square and given back to the community.