The Reclamation Movement

Still We Rise: Found Object Sculpture 2013  |  

Materials:  Mutilated found Ken Doll, Found Rusty Chain, Woven Gold Wire, Thread, Paint, Graphite Powder, Dirt

Collecting materials in alleys 2012

The Reclamation Squad with Robert Powell, Gallery Owner and Community advicate

Recording Poetry Videos

"SouthSide Reclamation" 2012 Materials: Reclamation Brick Paint, Limestone Dust and Spackle under a gel transfer print of a Digital Collage on Found Board

Basil Kincaid Working in the Open Studio Residency at Blank Space.

One of the sites where we would collect materials for Reclamation works.

"North by Southside" Reclamation 2012 | Materials: Brick dust, Limestone Dust, Gel Transfer Print on found board

"The Sky Behind Your Eyes" 2012 Materials: Brick dust, Gel transfer print on found board. In Private Collection

"Lost Boys" Reclamation 2012  |  Materials: Brick Paint, Limestone dust, Slate Dust, Grass, Dirt, and Gel Transfer Print on Found Board.

Hanging a Reclamation Commussion for STyLe House.  Prominent St. Louis Lifestyle brand that focuses on glorifying the City of St. Louis

Collaborating With Aku a local seamstress and designer from South Labadi, Ghana, making canvases from found "pure water" drinking bags.

Collaboration in progress 2014

Basil and Aku focused on creation. 2014

Sewing the bags. 2014

Organizing bags for the canvas compositions.  2014

Reclamation work in progress 2014

Quenching thirst

Christian, our little helper drinking some water.

Basil and Christian

Basil and Aku with one of the finished small canvases

Sharing work for a private collector.  2012

Gallery Show for the St. Louis Reclamation work. 2012

Basil Kincaid working in Ghana on Reclamation Art from found scratch cards for prepaid Cell Phone minutes

The Reclamation Team Gives back through our StreetReach free neighborhood art camp initiative. 2013

Detail of the work on one of the large scale composition. 2014

Many members of the community engage with the work by helping collect materials.  One morning a man brought me this bag full of collected scratch cards. 2014

Detail of the Scratch Card Composition

Work in progress 

Work in progress