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Abigail Wilhelm Prof Pepper Structuring Human Space 24 April 2020 The Work of Ebony G. Patterson Ebony G. Patterson is an artist who has gained the attention of many through her colorful and provocative art. She explores many concepts from disenfranchisement, masculinity, gender, and the dancehall culture of Jamaica. She uses her culture and heritage in many of her works to give her audience insight into her life and upbringing. She has created works on paper, installations, performances, textiles, and photography throughout her career. Patterson was born in Kingston, Jamaica in 1981. Around the time of her birth, Dancehall music and culture was entering the pop culture scene in Jamaica. It grew rapidly and became a huge part of Jamaican life. Beth Lesser, a writer and photographer who was one of the first to document the rise of this movement says “You wouldn’t have known this was going on, looking at Jamaica from the perspective of Canada or the US, but when we got th
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