Harold Garcia V.
                                La Mode Pratique 003 (Traces of Abuse), 2020
                            
                                    Watercolor & Ink on Paper
44 1/8 x 30 in
111.8 x 76.2 cm
                                    111.8 x 76.2 cm
                                   The stacked, beaded necklaces—a Seminole tradition where girls receive a string of beads at birth and add additional layers throughout their lives—create a strong counterpoint to the Victorian dress with...
                        
                    
                                                    The stacked, beaded necklaces—a Seminole tradition where girls receive a string of beads at birth and add additional layers throughout their lives—create a strong counterpoint to the Victorian dress with a skirt featuring the blue-green hues of a coastal algae bloom brought on in part by the ecologically destabilizing farming practices of the sugar industry. 
                    
                    
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