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Antoinette Ellis-Williams

NJCU "BURN" Artist Talk (VIDEO)



Did you miss the Artist Talk for "Burn"? If so, you can watch the recording below of Dr. Ellis-Williams walkthrough of the exhibit and a Q&A session with the audience.


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The BURN Project by Dr. Antoinette Ellis-Williams is a multi-disciplinary project which rethinks and explores the many ways black women experience “Burn” (e.g. unemployment, appropriation, dismissal, isolation, gentrification, cooptation, physical and sexual abuse, exploitation, etc.) and simultaneously their unique agency to set things on “Fiya” (aka fire) and heal.


During her sabbatical from NJCU in Fall 2020, she began ethnographic research by interviewing 14 women and created new visual art and literary works to develop multimedia installations. Utilizing gender theories of intersectionality, black feminism, and healing paradigms, The BURN Project unpacks and explores some of the historical, sociopolitical, economic and cultural contexts in which black women suffer(ed) “Burn” locally, nationally, and globally. All viewers are invited to tap into an individual memory of pain and recovery through a personal engagement with the work. The works featured in this exhibition were partially funded by Newark Artist Accelerator Grant (2020) and Newark Creative Catalyst Fund (2021).


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