Why is water so heavy? vol. i time never changed water (c. 2023, S8mm, digital)
βvol. i. time never changed waterβ is part of an ongoing autobiographical-fictional collection of works entitled βWhy is water so heavy?β (c. 2022-present), interlocking the fluidity and borderless nature of water in relation to diaspora and landmarking. I dwell on self-ambiguity as time continues to spatialize fragments of my ancestral histories and cultural practices lost in water.
Image courtesy of Penn Museum, Image #f16-0351.
Distributed by Canadian Filmmakers Distribution Centre (CFMDC)
Screenings/Exhibitions:
2024 "Why is water so heavy? vol i. time never changes water" (2023, short film). Antimatter [media art] 2024. "The Concrete River" curated by Antimatter [media art]. October 23 2024. Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.
2024 "Why is water so heavy? vol i. time never changes water" (2023, short film). Antimatter [media art] 2024. October 17 - 27 2024. Legacy Art Gallery (Window Installation). Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.
2023 "in place: Black Spatiality". Featured works by Ghislan Sutherland-Timm, Raoul Olou, Tamara Jones, and Ayo Tsalithaba. Curated by Nala Haileselassie. July 20 - September 10 2023. Artspace Gallery. Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
2023 "Why is water so heavy? vol i. time never changes water" (2023, short film). Black Experimental Film Festival: In Relation. Part II. Curated by Nala Haileselassie. June 2 2023. It's Ok* Studios. Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
2023 "Why is water so heavy? vol i. time never changes water" (2023, short film). Black Experimental Film Festival: In Relation. Curated by Nala Haileselassie. May 11 2023. Canadian Filmmakers Distribution Centre (CFMDC). Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
