99% NO.15 Halle 2013

Curator: This is "99% NO.15 Halle" by Sedrick Huckaby. What strikes you first about this piece? Editor: The immediacy! It's raw. You feel the charcoal digging into the paper. Like a fleeting thought given form. Curator: It's part of a series, and Huckaby often works with portraits, especially those of family. There's a poignancy in that handwritten text too. Editor: Yes, I saw that scrawled text—almost like a speech bubble reflecting a child's ambiguous desires, hinting at the complexities of material want. Curator: There's a real honesty to the materials, isn't there? The texture of the paper, the imperfect strokes… Editor: Absolutely. Huckaby’s work, even in its simplicity, prompts us to think about the labor involved, the choices made in its production. Curator: Indeed. It’s a small work, but manages to carry such resonance. Editor: This piece leaves you pondering the quiet longings that shape our everyday lives.