Baker Artist Portfolios

From behind us the pin screamed into the equatorial plane of Hvaryouk on the night side. We watched it disapear into the crust and a shockwave began to spread from the point of impact. In seconds, Hvaryouk began to shudder from within and the hot red glimmers of magma began to form at the planet's plate divisions. It was as if the core had shaken off the outer layers. As the planet's outer structure began to unfold and enter orbit the first shreds of Hvaryouks crust passed by our ship.
"That was just barely sub-light..."
"We've nothing to fear."

To be white is to see oneself as an individual, normal, universal and not linked to race. Media, through its oversaturation of the white image perpetuates this idea of normality, creating a landscape where the white race remains powerful but no longer visible. 

By deconstructing then weaving ordinary materials my pieces depict the often-unseen impact whiteness has on our everyday interactions and the ways we move through the world.

Nature produces monuments and landscapes humanity can only ever dream to replicate. In essence this work accelerates and embellishes natural forms of accumulation and erosion. While it could be said that they are emulating nature, specific methods and materials are used to disrupt the relationship between our earth-bound perception and evoke the true synthetic characteristics within each piece. Jarring color changes and manic tooling are employed to convey alien topography and disrupt the immediate association to scenery that we collectively understand.

A continuing series of artworks that encapsulate personal observations and social commentary. At first glance, the primary image draws the viewer in with references to vintage anatomical illustrations. Upon closer inspection, the intricate process unveils layers of torn and combined papers, where small narratives and abstract juxtapositions of flowers, animals, foliage, and colors come into focus.

Uni Q. Mical performs a series of poems and monologues: "7 Generations Forward, 7 Generations Back", "Why Can't You Just Dress Like Her?", and "Confessions of a Punk". These performances are excerpts from a poetic stage production, The State of Black Bodies (directed by Mona Webb & Dazie Grego). Unique co-wrote the manuscript for The State of Black Bodies as a part of Pr3ssPlayPoets (a 4-part Black Women's Poetry Collective formed at Mills College) from 2015-2018. 

Project Description:

These paintings begin as encounters in landscapes, particularly those marked by geological “deep time.” They bear witness to human interventions in these landscapes, and to our interactions with the non-human world. Such interventions reify systems of control and speak to notions of access- specifically, to who has access to nature and natural resources. Portions of the picture plane seem to be torn away or excised, revealing flat passages of chromatic grays, blacks, and browns. These interruptions and barriers prevent the viewer from fully entering and navigating the space.