Morgan Robinson-Gay is a multidisciplinary artist who primarily creates performance and body-based work. Armed with a background in fabrication, Robinson-Gay often considers how to translate mental strife into physical hardship through the use of structures and obstacles, taking into account her ever-changing relationship with trauma and experience as a Black woman navigating primarily white spaces.
Dead Ends, 2021, Steel chain and concrete
In performance Robinson-Gay attempts to navigate space and move forward under the weight of this structure that echoes the hair she once had.
Breaking Through the White Noise, 2025, Bluetooth speakers
Various Bluetooth speakers corner Robinson-Gay and play different white noise tracks that muffle everything she says.
The Snare, 2023, Concrete, steel, thread, portions of a discarded gate
The performer wears a steel band tied to the various gate posts with various threads. She attempts to navigate the space, her movements determined by the threads.
How to Gently Put Yourself on Fire, 2023, Steel, kevlar