Black in the Absence of Light
Black in the Absence of Light
25” x 18”
Color Pigment Print
Archival Rag Paper
Signed and Numbered
Series Edition: 3/20
Chicago, Westside
A Black teenager rides a bicycle while chatting on his cellphone. He casts a perfect silhouette against a brightly graffitied, abandoned building. There are no identifiable features, nothing distinct… a cardboard cutout in the shape of a human being.
Rolling by on two wheels - this metaphor for what it often means to be Black in these United States.
Title inspired by the film “Black Art: In the Absence of Light.”