T.J. Brown | The Quiet Part, Out Loud

February 4 – March 25, 2023

Grief. A somber subject. An inescapable aspect of the human experience. All of us will suffer loss over the course of our lives – death, heartbreak, lost opportunity, to name a few. And we will grieve.

For many people, that grief does not act as a singular rogue wave which batters against us ceaselessly, and then subsides to calm seas. Rather, the waves keep coming. Collapsing us when we feel we finally got our footing, serving us a reminder of its existence. Grief may become easier to cope with, but it is not always overcome.

This series of works seeks to explore that side of grief; the vast, overwhelming isolation it can cause – even within our daily routines. Exploring the stages of grief through the lens of memory – both the classic stages, and those that are lesser known, such as crises of faith, questioning, and apathy. I aim to also explore representations of the manifestations of absence and loss on the physical body. These works collectively aim to explore how grief presents itself, and how we manage to dwell within it.

Sometimes, grief is quietly tolerated rather than conquered.

To view a 3D Matterport tour of this exhibition, click HERE