“Human Mythology” is a collection of works that discuss life within contemporary society. These images aim to engage with experiences that are both universal and relatable to the private individual. They explore ideas of governance, displacement, organization, memory, mundanity and isolation. Through this show, Homma ponders how individuals navigate contemporary life—how we challenge its structure, imbue it with memory and build relationships atop it. She seeks to unearth this experience, imagine its landscape, and name it. The desire to prescribe meaning onto placelessness—to navigate our world, create personal connections to it, and share it with others—is a distinctly human experience. Homma has chosen to call this collaborative act “Human Mythology.”

Sara Homma is a rising fifth-year student in the Brown University │ Rhode Island School of Design Dual Degree program. This body of work represents the culmination of her undergraduate education at the Watson School of International and Public Affairs and her studio practice in the RISD Painting Department. Her artwork explores development theories, anthropological history and ethnographic practice through the visual language of painting and sculpture.