Din/Resonance in Blue

2019

Eastside Projects, BirminghamStudio Voltaire, London
Din/Resonance In Blue is a sculpture that evokes sonic memories associated with bereavement. The work features a triptych of Bailey’s mother’s passport photos, overlaid with the lyrics of Amazing Grace—a common hymn in Caribbean funeral traditions written by John Newton, an English slave trader turned abolitionist. The trio of passport photos, typically part of a quartet, was found incomplete among Bailey’s mother’s belongings, underscoring an intimacy that escapes formal inquiries.