Rosa No. 7 Yellow Independence | Rontherin Ratliff

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Written By Elsewhere Living Museum & Artist Residency
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Rosa No. 7 Yellow Independence, Rontherin Ratliff (New Orleans, LA)

Southern Constellations Fellowship. July 2017. Fabric, lath boards, wood, wooden toys, toy army figures.

Experiencing a wall-to-wall environment of visual stimuli at Elsewhere, Ratliff was surprised to find that his response to the space was triggered by his sense of smell. Upon entering the space, the artist was reminded of having breakfast as a child with his grandmother, Rosa, 27 years ago in New Orleans.

With this interactive sculpture, Ratliff explores ideas of scent, memories, and vibrations. Audiences are invited to enter the space and, with three deep breaths, both leave a memory and create a new one.

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Rontherin Ratliff
Rontherin Ratliff

Rontherin Ratliff is known for creating textural assemblages and sculptural work that examines contemporary society. In 2009, Works and Process at the Guggenheim NYC commissioned the set installation for the production of Peter and the Wolf of which Ratliff lead the artistic direction and co-creation.

In 2010 Ratliff exhibited at Diverse Works in Houston Texas and in 2012 the Arts Council of New Orleans commissioned a site-specific art installation for The Norman Mayer Branch Library. Ratliff has exhibited at Contemporary Arts Center New Orleans, Rebecca Randall Bryan Gallery at Coastal Carolina University SC and was selected for the Joan Mitchell Foundations Artist In Residence Program in New Orleans in 2014. He was a collaborating artist for the nationally acclaimed street art installation ExhibitBe New Orleans.In 2015, the Diaspora Vibe Cultural Arts Incubator and NPN/VAN awarded Ratliff with an artist residency in Miami, FL. His commitment to his practice lead him co-found Level Artist Collective with local artist of color living in New Orleans. In 2016 Ratliff exhibited at Governors Island New York, 516 ARTS, Albuquerque, New Mexico, Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Art Gallery at College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, MA and was a recipient of the Adeline Edwards Founders Award along with a Blights Out artist fellowship. In 2017 Ratliff exhibited at Xavier University Gallery at Xavier University and Carroll Gallery at Tulane University in New Orleans and was invited to the Netherlands where he created an outdoor installation in response to the 1717 charismas flood.During his residency at Elsewhere, Ratliff created Rosa No. 7 Yellow Independence.

Elsewhere Living Museum & Artist Residency
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