Stephanie Santana, Safe Passage, 2024, Silkscreen, monotype, hand embroidery, Flashe, cotton textile, batting, thread, 49 x 51 1/2 inches. Unique.
STEPHANIE SANTANA
Artist Statement
Stephanie Santana constructs mixed media textile works and print editions that explore interior worlds, mythologies, navigational tools, and resistance strategies of African diasporic origins. Rooted in the responsive encounter with archival photographic imagery and frequently employing a range of printmaking, quilting and embroidery techniques, her practice spans time and geography with the intent of unearthing useful information, challenging prescribed social roles and finding alternative spaces of knowledge and self-definition.