After experiencing Danielle Scott’s exhibition titled “KinFolk,” it was clear to see how dedicated and connected she was with her ancestry. The artistry of the entire exhibition itself was activism. Each and every piece, from beginning to end carried the history and soul of African Americans and how they were perceived by the artist. The Research done for the exhibition also reflects in the works from the photographs, the textures, and the materials within each piece. Every piece within the exhibition brought out a different type of resilience of her ancestors. With that comes the resilience of learning about the social injustices that her ancestors had to face. The evidence of that social injustice but perseverance that had to be done is right within the pieces. A notable factor within Scott’s work was the usage of photos. There were only about two other pieces within the exhibition that didn’t include photos. There was one piece that stood out to me especially in the way she utilized the photo. The piece “MaDear Seamstress,” was a mixed medium piece that showed an image of an elderly black woman sitting in front of a porch with fabric right beside her. How she utilized this photo of the woman was by layering these colorful textured patterns as her dress. Then right behind her were documents of what could have been of slavery but draped upon the wall. That in itself proves the subtle details that make us aware about the racial injustices that these people had to grow through. The way she was able to use the photo as more of a foreground and bring life back to this seamstress was very captivating.The colors o f the textures really bring about the photo of the seamstress and captures how truly important this individual is. Susan Sontages states, “In teaching us new visual code, photographs alter our notions of what is worth looking at and what we have the right to observe.” If this idea is reflected back to Danielle Scott’s work we see how the use of photos within the pieces aid the audience and realizing that these photographs were also researched and were found. These photographs of her ancestors have been out in the world for years and carry the history with them. But the way Danielle Scott embellished them and put them together is how these photographs gain more value and more meaning. Dnaieele Scott makes these images worth looking at. Worth learning. Worth being curious about.They’re past does matter and deserves to be out and not overlooked. The fact that Danielle Scott researched much of her work for the exhibition proves how easily accessible this information is and still people aren’t aware about the sufferings that her ancestors faced. She sheds light by using these photographs and documents. The next two pieces by Daniele Scott brought to surface the deep visual roots of what her ancestors had to go through. The two pieces were called “Griff,” and “We did not Enslave Ourselves.” The titles itself are self explanatory and straightforward as to what you will be seeing.These pieces were the two sculptures that really brought out the activism for me. The way it made the internal struggle of what her ancestors had to go through come to life and carry that sacrificial energy into her pieces. It’s an automatic energy when you see the wooden cross with the metal noose and a bunch of hands at the bottom, the visual representation was the visual story of the sufferings and pain that these people have gone through for centuries and continue to to still grief that pain. Steve Lambert includes in his book The Art of Activism this quote by Audre Lorde, “Art allows us to say things that can’t be said to give form to abstract feelings and ideas and present them in such ways that can be communicated with others.” Danielle Scott does an incredible job by showing us these abstract pieces and even having the idea of absence within the piece of “We did not Enslave ourselves,” says it all. The absence of the noose not being there alone says a lot, more so makes you feel a lot. Having the model right in front of you makes the history come back to life. With the abstract pieces come the abstract feelings. Most of the time we are blinded by the truth of this country.Within in this exhibit the truth was bluntly placed in your face. Bell Hooks says , “Clearly we cannot dismantle a system as long as we engage in collective denial about its impact on our lives,”where within the exhibit we were collectively faced with the denial that people were actually enslaved, were actually people, and actually went through these hardships. But because Danielle Scott brought that history back up to inform and learn, with that information and form of art we can now not be in denial, but face it. that to life within the exhibition The documents, the photographs and information were all right within the exhibition. The way these items were manipulated with beautiful layerings of textures brought these people back to life as honor. It was apparent that these spirits were with us within the exhibit.That these people and this history was capable of being celebrated as well.