Check out these photos of recent RPPL Visiting Artist Bailey Hutchison (also known as Mecca X) during their tour of Utica!⁠

Photos by Allison “Chucky” Allen⁠

Bailey is a third-generation grower and herbalist who specializes in Afro-Indigenous ethnobotany—the study of traditions and customs surrounding plants and their roles in medical, religious, and spiritual contexts.

During their residency, they worked on their project TruCulture, a Mobile Market is a mobile art exhibition and marketplace fusion used to share the rich tapestry of storytelling, agrarianism, food, and spiritual practices that share common roots between communities in the Deep South and Caribbean islands.

Click here to learn more about Bailey Hutchison and their RPPL project!