Striking gold: gilded portraits of Black beauty and belonging – in pictures

We Are the Ones We’ve Been Waiting For, from the series Iconography, 2024–25

In this new work, Chatmon’s young son is depicted in a sweatsuit with a pattern reminiscent of ancient mosaics, standing before a shimmering background of painted tile-like squares. The hoodie features a depiction of a father, clad in denim, holding a child. Chatmon’s images call on the viewer to recognise the ‘significance, preciousness, sacred nature, and value’ of her subjects