THE FOCUS

"My work investigates the essence of being. It explores my relationship with the present world, bound to the ancient African tradition of my ancestors. Ancestors who exist in rituals, stories, artifacts, spirit, and through me. My experience of new worlds is intimately rooted in the African philosophy of Hunhu/Ubuntu, the essence of that which makes us human. The thread that binds the individual to the collective. It puts human connection at the center, by embracing a timeless truth that, “I...

Corkey Sinks, Virtual Studio Visit, May 2020 "The type of work I make is typically a response to the type of studio space I have access to. In a big, open studio space, I work on a large scale. In my home studio, I have been focusing on writing and drawing, designing zines and books, things that fit into boxes and onto hard drives. Now, my studio feels more like an office and a home gym than a space for art-making....

Joe Nolan, Bud Powell Died For Your Sins, 2018, C-Print, 20 X 11 in "This photograph [above] was on display at the Stories of the South exhibition at Ground Floor Gallery & Studios in Nashville this March before the show was shut down by the global pandemic. I’m promiscuous when it comes to mediums and materials so I’ve revived an old Fluxus term and describe myself as an intermedia artist. My practice includes photography, public radio poetry broadcasts, live performances, musical releases, mult...