{"id":2755,"date":"2025-01-07T13:53:48","date_gmt":"2025-01-07T18:53:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/galleries\/?page_id=2755"},"modified":"2026-01-28T13:33:03","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T18:33:03","slug":"layo-bright-invasive-blooms","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/galleries\/exhibitions\/layo-bright-invasive-blooms\/","title":{"rendered":"Layo Bright: Invasive Blooms"},"content":{"rendered":"

Layo Bright: Invasive Blooms<\/em><\/h2>\n

Kasser Theater Lobby
\nFebruary 1 \u2013 May 4, 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n

Bright explores themes of time, feminism, migration, and the African diaspora. Her practice employs blown, fused, and cast glass processes, along with textiles, wood, and ceramics, to engage ideas about individual and community identity.<\/p>\n

The exhibition features recent and new works, including the debut of an hourglass sculpture symbolizing the passage of time and Bloom<\/em> portraits, a collaborative project with the Montclair State University community.<\/p>\n

Bright\u2019s Bloom<\/em> series celebrates resilience and identity, created through intricate glass portraits of women from her community. These works pair cast face molds with individually crafted glass flowers, chosen for their symbolic connection to migration and cultural narratives. For Invasive Blooms, the artist invited Montclair students, faculty, and staff to share their migration stories. These stories have been incorporated into the works, making each piece a deeply personal and community-centered creation.<\/p>\n

Layo Bright\u2019s practice is rooted in creating works that encourage reflection, dialogue, and a sense of shared humanity. Invasive Blooms<\/em> is an invitation to engage with the beauty and complexity of migration, heritage, and the stories that shape us all.<\/p>\n

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