Jessica Wimbley

Lawn Jockey I
photography
24 x 36 in.

Lawn Jockey II
photography
24 x 36 in.

In my work, I am investigating how the African American body is fetish sized and commodified throughout American popular culture. Through this investigation, I re-contextualized the real vs. the imagined and national memory vs. personal history. In creating such juxtapositions I am calling into question how the imagery and media in popular culture can inform and misinform ideas of race, class, and identity.

© Jessica Wimbley