99% NO.25 Jerome 2013

Editor: Here we have Sedrick Huckaby's "99% NO.25 Jerome," a powerful portrait with a lot of texture. The gaze is intense, almost confrontational. What do you see in this piece? Curator: The eyes draw me in, acting as windows to the soul. The sitter seems to carry generations of stories within them, echoing traditions of resilience and struggle, a visual memory of the past. Editor: That's a beautiful way to put it. I hadn’t considered the idea of inherited narratives. Curator: How does the artist's medium influence your interpretation of the narratives being passed down? Editor: I think the monochromatic palette gives it this sense of history, like an old photograph. It’s definitely something to ponder. Curator: Precisely! It becomes an exploration of personal and shared histories.