to render the infinite.
11 minutes, 23 seconds. one channel video. 2021.
In collaboration with the Chicago Film Archives, I collaborated with composer and Black cultural historian Ayana Contreras to create a newly commissioned video work that approaches past, present, and future visions of Chicago. Repurposing archival footage from the Chicago Film Archives extensive collection, I then created a speculative, non-linear visual response to notions of belonging, intimacy, Black women’s cultural contributions through the everyday, and Lorraine Hansberry’s dynamic legacy as it relates to Chicago. The film also features a new score from Contreras. Our conversation was filmed during the screening premiere, which took place in November of 2021. It can be viewed HERE.
This program was presented as part of Chicago Humanities Festival and Art Design Chicago Now, entitled Imagining Chicago’s Future. An initiative funded by the Terra Foundation for American Art that amplifies the voices of Chicago's diverse creatives, past and present, and explores the essential role they play in shaping the now. Also presented in partnership with Chicago Film Archive and with African American Women's Magazine Media.