Artist-IN-RESIDENCE
august 22 – september 5, 2024
Bakpak Durden
Bakpak Durden is a self-taught artist from Detroit. Through extensive research, introspective examination, and an anti-disciplinary approach, Durden creates deconstructed films exploring human consciousness and Spiritual Existence, fusing narrative and visual elements of the Baroque and Afro-Surrealist movements. Durden creates large-scale murals that depict subjects in transitional states and emphasizes connections to the surrounding communities.
Durden’s work has recently been presented in exhibitions at Cranbrook Art Museum, Bloomfield Hills, MI; Muskegon Museum of Art, Muskegon, MI; The Stamps Art Gallery, Ann Arbor, MI; Galerie Camille, Detroit, MI; Reyes/Finn, Detroit, MI; MOCAD, Detroit, MI; The Arab American National Museum, Dearborn, MI; Heron Art, San Francisco, CA; Morean Arts Center, St. Petersburg, FL; Paradigm Gallery, Philadelphia, PA, among others. Bakpak Durden currently lives and works in Detroit, MI.
Artist Statement
During their time at Good Hart, Bakpak will continue the development of their multi-dimensional art experience titled, To Be Witnessed.
Community Engagement
