Further Considerations of Black Stars

Further Considerations of Black Stars, which premiered September 24 at Triskelion Arts (Brooklyn, NY), is a work based on the first chapter of a three-part film, Reflections of a Black Star, created by Morgan Gregory as a BFA thesis project at Fordham University this past spring. The film and original thesis entitled Afro-futurism: The Black Body as an Immortal Canvas of Storytelling, Resistance, and Mysticism explores the concept of Afro-futurism through examples in historic multi-media spheres and diasporic movement cultures. The aim of the new, in-person work, is to hone in on the first chapter of the film entitled cake walkin, which inserts Blackness, in a pervasive and stereotypical way, into unfamiliar/hyper-familiar spaces by way of a green screen. Through this act, the work will further develop and explore the meaning behind racial tropes and double consciousness.

Produced by Create Art Performance

Images below by Effygrey Photography