Catharsis
NEEN.

Rory Randle, a Black Mississippian artist, unpacks her familial trauma, and ancestral baggage through her latest body of work. From welding and woodwork to cyanotypes and ceramics, Randle uses several mediums to work through the complexities of feelings that are often heavy to deal with. This body of work differs from her previous kitschy pieces that featured pastries and desserts.

She feels as though it has stretched her as an artist to grow inwardly and outwardly enduring her time in her program. I intend to document how she works through her family’s “stuff” under the looming deadline of graduation.

NEEN. is a documentarian and narrative filmmaker deeply moved by whimsy, joy, justice, and the supernatural. She aims to tell stories of and about Black folk across the diaspora that evoke those elements to uplift, educate, and inspire.