Artist: Jared Williams
Description:
As a Black artist I am compelled to consider racial identity and perception. Now more than ever, it is necessary to reflect on our own lives and understand what...
Artist: Jared Williams
Description: As a Black artist I am compelled to consider racial identity and perception. Now more than ever, it is necessary to reflect on our own lives and understand what conditions have shaped who we are. I am interested in W.E.B. Dubois' double consciousness. Navigating the void between the n***** and myself, how people see me versus how I see myself. I use the term n***** only as a means of describing the problematic portrayal of the African American that is created by our society. Through the careful examination of the alienation and conditioning of the Black community, I hope to create a personalized response communicating my distain for the continuing oppression of Black people.
Credits: Video and Narration: Jared Williams Music: Strange Fruit (c) Billie Holiday
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Part of the Play Gallery, a collaborative in experimental time-based arts by the University of Michigan School of Art & Design and Michigan Public Media.
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but I have a question if it´s o.k., if race was not an issue inside the society, do you think you would still feel pride about your so called "race", or even think about that it could be a burden ?
I´m asking because I think the term "race" is a social construct not a natural fact.
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but I have a question if it´s o.k.,
if race was not an issue inside the society,
do you think you would still feel pride
about your so called "race", or even think
about that it could be a burden ?
I´m asking because I think the term "race"
is a social construct not a natural fact.