99% NO.94 James BSedrick Huckaby'sThe 99% Projectis a part of an installation of 101 lithographic portraits produced at Brandywine Workshop and Archives, Philadelphia. He began this series by drawing family members and individuals he encountered near his neighborhood. Huckaby focuses less on locale than on the process of engaging with people who might otherwise be marginalized in society. Amidst creating works, he asks his subjects to describe what is most important

The image draws no conclusion — only suggests relationship

28 1/4 x 22 1/2 inches

and to effect rhythmical movements

I include my own symbols and forms and some that are interpreted in African or African American folktales and religious and social issues

here unfolding in the form of an organic vine

The first and the last paddler represent the solstices

Both died due to something inside their bodies that they knew nothing about until theirillness had advanced to a stage serious enough to take their lives

constantly drew

I hope my work stimulates a dialogue about these difficult issues

Postcard Philly is an archive in the form of an image

contrast with where he lives now

a Yuchi/Creek artist and filmmaker