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Ancestry<\/em> by Brandon Thomas Brown
20.25\u201dx14.25\u201d; photography collage; 2024. Edition of 4. Courtesy of the artist.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

COLLAGE ON VIEW<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Brandon Thomas Brown: Ancestry<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

at Pinkwater Gallery in Kingston, New York, USA
17 July-2 September 2025<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Brooklyn-based artist and photographer Brandon Thomas Brown’s work weaves together original photography, collage, and symbolic elements to capture the nuances of identity. Known for his emotionally rich portraiture and ritual based art practice, Brown turns the lens inward in this new series, a photographic meditation on identity. Starring model-muses Catherine Aluoch Ojode, Shacar, and Dakaibo, the exhibition is an intimate narrative drawn from the artist\u2019s own life. At its center is the mother: a powerful, guiding force who holds space for her son\u2019s evolution. Tasked with caring for others while protecting her own, she becomes a bridge–between past and present, between body and spirit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Are We Safe Yet?<\/em> by Brandon Thomas Brown
22\u201dx16\u201d; cyanotype photography collage; 2025. Edition of 3. Courtesy of the artist.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

“Ancestry” <\/em>invites viewers into a layered world where memory, mysticism, and maternal love shape the path to self-discovery. Set against both constructed and natural landscapes, the photographs offer visual poems about becoming. Through the mother\u2019s presence, the son learns to see himself not just through skin but through soul. To listen inward. To remember. To bloom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

(text adapted from material provided by the gallery)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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INFORMATION<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pinkwater Gallery at Kingston Social<\/strong>
237 Fair Street
Kingston, New York 12401 USA
(718) 243-2350<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hours:
Monday-Tuesday: 8AM-5PM
Wednesday: Closed
Thursday-Sunday: 8AM-5PM<\/p>\n\n\n\n

MAP<\/a> | WEBSITE<\/a> | INSTAGRAM<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

COLLAGE ON VIEW Brandon Thomas Brown: Ancestry at Pinkwater Gallery in Kingston, New York, USA17 July-2 September 2025 Brooklyn-based artist and photographer Brandon Thomas Brown’s work weaves together original photography, collage, and symbolic elements to capture the nuances of identity.…<\/p>\n

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