The Flying Africans and Black Holes: Legends of Folklore and Scientific ImaginationThe Flying Africans and Black Holes: Legends of Folklore and Scientific Imagination
The Art Department Presents Visiting Artist: JESSICA SCOTT-FELDER
Artist Lecture at the Handwerker Gallery, Friday February 24th, 2:30pm
The Flying Africans and Black Holes: Legends of Folklore and Scientific Imagination
Through drawing, performance and installation, Jessica Scott-Felder creates visual and ephemeral iterations based on American folklore, the African Diaspora, and physics. Jessica will discuss her latest installation “Black Matter,” based on the story of "The Flying Africans," Afrofuturist literature, and black holes.
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