An Empty Barber Chair in Monroe, Louisiana, 2021, stitched fabric, 53 x 50 in. / 134.62 x 127 cm.

An Empty Barber Chair in Monroe, Louisiana, Jo-Ann Morgan, 2021, stitched fabric, 53 x 50 in. / 134.62 x 127 cm.

In 2019, Ronald Greene, a forty-nine-year-old barber from Monroe, LA, was beaten to death during a traffic stop by Louisiana State Police, who later claimed he died as a result of a traffic accident. The empty barber chair is a reminder of the impact police brutality can have within a community.