OFFLINE: Tracing the Source Opening Reception

In The Helen C. Frederick Gallery
January 23, 2026 – March 3, 2026

OFFLINE: Tracing the Source
Works by Hadiya Williams • Curated by Anika Hobbs

In OFFLINE, Hadiya Williams extends her beloved Ancestor Index series into a cyclical form, beginning with handmade works, translating them into the algorithmic space of MidJourney, and bringing them back into physical existence through clay, print, and surface design. This process becomes a living index of movement between ancestral memory and contemporary technology, echoing the way African diasporic cultures have long adapted form, material, and meaning across time and space.

Through iterative making, Hadiya proposes a model of art and design that is at once a record of the past, a critique of the present, and a consideration for future creative exploration. OFFLINE: Tracing the Source invites audiences to experience how materiality, memory, and technology together broaden our sense of modern possibility.