Using rusted iron, worn cloth, red clay, wire and other found and ancestral materials, Savage creates powerful figures she calls memory keepers; works that embody the lived experiences of everyday Black women and men.
Each sculpture serves as both testimony and tribute, honoring sharecroppers, domestic workers, railroad laborers, teachers, preachers, caregivers and countless others whose resilience, labor and love shaped generations.
More than sculptures, these works preserve stories that might otherwise be forgotten. They celebrate the people who made something out of nothing and ensured that culture, identity, and family history were passed from one generation to the next.
This exhibition honors the resilience and everyday sacredness of Black life in the years following Reconstruction through the 1940s.
