Navigating Nuance…between slow knowledge and fast knowledge

TitleChapter 6: The Green Corn Rebellion and the Struggle for SocialismYear2022SizeApprox. 6.5"x4"x4"MaterialsCotton, embroidery thread, mason jar, inkjet print on dried corn leaves, paper, twineProjectNavigating NuanceContextSelfDescriptionThe Green Corn Rebellion of 1917 was a moment of class-consciousness among black, white, and Native American tenant farmers in Oklahoma, which once had the largest socialist party of any state. The significance of this organizing has been lost over time, and today’s divided political climate doesn’t facilitate its rediscovery, so Marcy's analysis situating this event within the larger context of labor history was printed on corn husks and dry canned in order to store up this knowledge for later use in hopes that our readiness to receive it may one day be higher.