Celebrating two years of Helix Gallery and Of Black Wombhood exhibition

In October, Helix Gallery celebrated its second anniversary at Thomas Jefferson University’s Center City campus. On view through early December, our Fall 2025 exhibition, Of Black Wombhood (OBW), is an independently produced oral history project created by curator and cultural producer Tanya Latortue. Featuring auditory and visual renderings of personal narratives, OBW explores the interiority of Black womb-bearing people through stories about culture, health, sexuality, identity, and the politicization of the Black body from the past to the present. Visual artist Kara Mshinda rendered each story into a portrait of its narrator through her fusion of photography and collage. Sound artist JL Simonson blended interview excerpts with ambient sound and audible frequency to adapt the narratives into an experimental soundscape. To learn more about the narrators and their stories, please visit the OBW project website at theblackwombhoodproject.com. Find hours and other info about visiting Helix at Jefferson.edu/Helix. Images | TJU Photography Services.