


Jennifer Ling Datchuk American, b. 1980
Black and White, 2021
Porcelain and collected human hair
36 x 10 x 4 in
91.4 x 25.4 x 10.2 cm
91.4 x 25.4 x 10.2 cm
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Datchuk’s artistic exploration delves into her Asian heritage, specifically drawing inspiration from white porcelain traditions. In her piece 'Black and White,' the artist examines the role of hair in shaping...
Datchuk’s artistic exploration delves into her Asian heritage, specifically drawing inspiration from white porcelain traditions. In her piece "Black and White," the artist examines the role of hair in shaping our identities. Datchuk proclaims, "Hairs are tiny threads that link us to our past and present stories. These delicate strands have the power to identify us to the world, and this world can make assumptions about us based on its shape, color, and condition. Hair is contradictory; it is desirable or disgusting, pure or processed, innocent or sinful, an afterthought or a crowning glory. It is an extension of the body that grows in the womb before birth, and in the coffin after death, and the rate or length of growth is beyond our control.”
Exhibitions
Retold, Chronicles and Other Stories, John & Robyn Horn Gallery / Penland Gallery, July 5 – September 17, 2022.Later, Longer, Fewer, Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, Houston, TX, 2021; curator: Kathryn Hall.
Literature
Jennifer Ling Datchuk, “Jennifer Ling Datchuk.” InVisible Culture, no. 35 (May), 2023.Nancy Zastudil, "This Time 'Round: Jennifer Ling Datchuk at Houston Center for Contemporary Craft," Arts and Culture Texas, Houston, TX, October 20, 2021 (illustrated)
Lauren Moya Ford, "The Control Over Women’s Bodies, Expressed in Porcelain, Rope, and Hair," Hyperallergic, November 9, 2021 (illustrated)