STOLEN SERIES
This series is dedicated to the many Black people that were robbed of their lives at the hands of the police. I use time as a medium to define how long each portrait is colored in. 1 year of life = 1 minute of color. Tamir Rice was 12 when he was murdered, so I colored his portrait for 12 minutes.
For each of these portraits I played with the harsh relationship between time and death. I want the viewer to see how much empty space is left in these lives, stories that will never be told, space that can never be filled. This emptiness represents holes in their families and our community, who will be forever stuck with the question, “who were they becoming?” This series touches on grief and the unknown.
11 x 14" - Ink and graphite on paper
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TARGET
Project type
Illustration
Date
2022
Location
1201 Church Ave, Brooklyn, NY
This piece is centered around unity and performance. Oftentimes in Flatbush, you will see large groups of bikers taking over intersections and claiming the space, similar to a parade. These moments force everyone to slow down in a literal sense because of traffic, but also mentally because it’s such a work of art you have to take time to recognize the moment. I chose to highlight this visual as a symbol for the immense power and influence that young Black and Brown kids possess, simply by being themselves in a world that doesn’t promote them as sources of joy, love and pride for the community.
