Journal

Explore the articles in my journal to learn more about my art practice, get news about upcoming and past exhibitions, and take a deeper dive into my artistic process.

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Splendor: Unfolding Process

Splendor was created at a meditation center located in the small rural town of Springwater, NY. Over the course of 18 months, I photographed myself in numerous locations across the meditation center’s property including a pond, a creek, wooded areas, grass fields, and a waterfall. The constraints imposed by the pandemic—limited access to equipment and zero access to crew—created a work process which was highly solitary and improvisational.

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Interview with the Daily Lazy

“When I wrote that the Black feminine body is the container of the universe, I was talking about the primacy of my experience as a Black woman in a world which denies my humanity. I am asserting myself and my perspective and my form as the central figure, the foundation, and the eyes through which the world looks. It is a call to move beyond the limitations of what a white imagination of Blackness is and into the vastness, the complexity, spiritually, and transcendent essence which is the true core of Blackness.”

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WhiteHot Magazine reviews “Nothing dared, nothing gained”

“When I wrote that the Black feminine body is the container of the universe, I was talking about the primacy of my experience as a Black woman in a world which denies my humanity. I am asserting myself and my perspective and my form as the central figure, the foundation, and the eyes through which the world looks. It is a call to move beyond the limitations of what a white imagination of Blackness is and into the vastness, the complexity, spiritually, and transcendent essence which is the true core of Blackness.”

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MacDowell Colony Fellowship Recipient

“From cutting edge film to bold new directions in electronic music, and from topical theater to new approaches in multi-disciplinary design, this group of fellows represents a stunning array of creative approaches to make new work destined to delight art lovers far and wide[.]”

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