Source of All Hair, Wearer of All Socks Exhibition
January 16, 2025 - February 23, 2025
Source of All Hair, Wearer of All Socks, an exhibition by Nigerian Sri Lankan artist Sam Modder, invites viewers into a world shaped by striking, larger-than-life Black female figures in both real and imagined realms. Modder, now living in Tampa, Florida, creates powerful allegorical spaces through digitally manipulated, mural-sized ballpoint pen drawings. In her most recent series, these installations, inspired by a subjective Black woman’s fairytale, blend childhood wonder with critical reflection, tackling themes of power, exploitation, and resilience. Black hair emerges as a central character, pushing the narrative forward with soft curls and defiant shapes, embodying resistance and strength. Modder’s speculative worlds decenter broken realities to reimagine and critique oppressive structures. As her work towers above, she invites viewers to step back into a space of childhood, wonder, and possibility—and, in the best of ways, to feel small, open, and ready to hear one more story.
Sam Modder
Sam Modder is a globe-spanning talent with roots in Nigeria and Sri Lanka, a childhood in Sri Lanka, and a creative base in Tampa, Florida. A graduate of Dartmouth College (BA in Studio Art and Engineering, 2017) and Washington University in St. Louis (MFA, 2022), Sam blends art and innovation in ways that challenge and inspire. Currently an Assistant Professor of Art and Design at the University of Tampa, Sam’s work is everywhere you want to be—museums, galleries, public spaces,…… Read More
Source of All Hair, Wearer of All Socks Opening Reception
Join us for the opening reception of Source of All Hair, Wearer of All Socks, an extraordinary exhibition by Nigerian Sri Lankan artist Sam Modder. Through mural-sized ballpoint pen drawings, Modder creates immersive, allegorical spaces where striking Black female figures navigate real and imagined realms. Blending childhood wonder with critical reflection, her work explores themes of power, resilience, and transformation, with Black hair as a central, dynamic character embodying strength and resistance. Don’t miss this captivating opportunity to experience Modder’s…… Read More
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