i’m an enigma.
anonymous existence...
is this even real?

a nickel for your thots...

kendahl ‘kk’ rose, kk sucks 
mixed media color inverted transparency print 
used for cyanotype project 
vhs shot edited and directed by kendahl kk rose
fifth ward, houston, tx
shown in hardy and nance gallery (2024)


this gallery is work shown at hardy and nance
from a project titled “thots after a storm”
everything was shot on 35mm film
this project was to capture the visceral feeling after emerging from a storm.

i started at the Julia C. Hester House which has been a commmunity center in fifth ward since 1943.
it was established for the community of fifth ward, houston, tx, a historically black neighborhood.
i ended up at my big mama’s house. my great grandmother’s home was the first place i learned community.
this house in fifth ward, houston, tx was the first place i was seen and loved.
this body of work allowed me to experience catharsis.
places i knew as a child looked different.
even the pecan tree in front of big mama’s house was struck down.
looking inside to see the renovations my uncles have been doing.
it’s not the same. nothing in the nickel is the same; including me.
maybe, we’re all just weathering the storms...
i’ve been experimenting with different printing processes.
cyanotyping has become my favorite.
this gallery is full of scans of this ongoing practice.
materials include business card sheets, cold pressed 100% cotton paper, and a postcard from saint heron
all prints are 35mm photos taken by me.
processing looks different for each.
some prints were bleached and then toned with sorrel, magnolia, turmeric, and green tea...



i’ve also been exploring the woderfully feminine world of flowers.
this print is made with rose petals.
part of my floral exploration.
growing up i used to see magnolia trees all around my neighborhood.
this print was done after picking some, and using the plant as it started to turn brown and decay.
my attempt to capture the life cycle.
these also smell like magnolia.
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i am kendahl ‘kk’ rose, a writer and photographer born and based in houston, texas, usa. my practice centers around experimentation using tangible analog materials (polaroid 600, 35mm film, 120 mm film, and vhs videography). creatively, i like to focus on the depths of human expression from the perspective of small otherwise unnoticed moments. i seek to capture tiny connections that form from communion. 

my professional work spans from documenting behind the scenes for artists roll outs to production assistant for a fader cover. 

twenty twenty four i debuted my first body of work entitled ‘thots after a storm’ that centered around my own experience of the dichotomy of being unseen while being hypersexualized as a black woman. i used a mannequin that i named luann as an extension of myself as a blank canvas.

i’m currently working on a houston arts alliance grant funded project tentatively titled ‘don’t let the rocks cry out in my place’ which seeks to answer questions like why did they build a freeway through black bodies in fifth ward? or how much can be erased before we are unrecognizable? or what does a self sufficient community look like?

reach out. show love. stay fly.

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Solo Shows

(upcoming) ‘don’t let the rocks cry out in my place” TBA
Houston,
Texas
2026


Group Shows

Blooming Artists 
Houston, TX
2024





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