Hosted by Tafari Robertson
[In-Person & Virtual]
Exploring Oral Histories as a creative method through conversational audio collaging with Black book spaces.
We will listen to audio of a conversation with owners of a Black bookstore in Fort Worth, Texas, working together to identify Black cultural elements and uniquely audible intimacies present in the recording. Then, We will discuss oral history as a creative method and how we can utilize art spaces to make Black voices and experiences into historical authorities exploring the question of how artists participate in the creation of future histories inspired by ethnographic practices of Alice Walker, Zora Neale Hurston, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Cauleen Smith, Sun-Ra, and more.
Donation Based
VENMO/PAYPAL/CASHAPP/ZELLE HANDLE
Venmo: @tafari-robertson
Cashapp: $tafariro
EVENT CAPACITY: 20
ARTIST BIO
Tafari Robertson is a multidisciplinary artist and speculative futurist based in Philadelphia, originally from Austin, Texas. He works across mediums to explore the intricacies of Blackness and its potential futures. As a Speculative Futurist, he centers his practice in imagining new worlds and how to make them possible. Rooted in a passion for community, history and media, he aims to leave something behind not only for present engagement but for the use of future generations in understanding unspoken or unquestioned cultural moments.
SOCIAL MEDIA HANDLE/WEBSITE LINKS
Instagram: @tafaridiop
Website: Tafaridiop.com