Black Ecologies: Land, Memory, and the More-than-Human

Black Ecologies: Land, Memory, and the More-than-Human is an exhibition in collaboration with Tanika Williams, LMCC, and, Black Interactive. Featuring: Ryan Webber, Bridges/Gates Gwen Goins and Devlyn Kornegay, IoBT Catalogue Sumayyah Raji, Much Ado About Yam Brian Bishop, Brews 12 v UNO: cLOUD OF WITnesses Anatola Araba, The Ecologies of Space Travel Irawo Ajasin, Reaching for the Cloud As part of Black Ecologies: Land, Memory, and the More-than-Human, Black Interactive also invites you to two workshops at The Arts Center on Governors Island alongside the curated exhibition featuring six Black Interactive artists. Each session offers a different way to engage with the exhibition's questions through making. Studio A4 spectacle/spectacular/speculative_collaging black ecologies 12:00pm - 2:00PM Join Tanika I. Williams for a community-based imagining of black ecologies. Materials provided. Come as you are. Drop-In Workshop Much Ado About Yam 2:00 PM - 4:00PM A lecture and workshop by Sumayyah presenting ongoing research on the Igbo yam barn (Oba ji), a traditional storage structure. See architectural drawings, archival images, and a physical model, and learn how this everyday building encodes generations of knowledge about climate, food preservation, and land. Includes a hands-on component to build something to take home. All sessions are drop-in style and open to all skill levels. Come for one or stay for all two. Only Open October 17