Sojourner Truth Parsons Spring rain, 2026
Acrylic on canvas
201 x 170,7 cm
Parsons’s practice ties the study of light to the desires and fantasies that color our perception of the world. Celestial bodies, flowers, and her home city’s high-rises serve as anchoring forms in works that speak of a time of loss, isolation, and also resurgence. The atmospheric temperature of her environments – such as her neighborhood, her studio, or her garden – are distilled into their emotional essence. From coats of black acrylic paint, arise iridescent shapes and shimmering surfaces, painted with thin washes in acutely tactile brushstrokes.