Untitled (In a trance, she walked out onto her reflection, closed her eyes and received a plan from beyond the mountains)

Artist Christopher Udemezue American, born 1986

Date2021

MediumDigital photograph

Dimensionsheight and width: 36 × 48 in. (91.4 × 121.9 cm)
frame: 36 × 48 in. (91.4 × 121.9 cm)

ClassificationsPhotography

Credit LineAnonymous gift

Object number2022.4/dc

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Label TextFeaturing only queer models, Udemezue's photographs reframe Caribbean and African American history through poetic explorations of historical events, folklore, and oral histories, interweaving them with his own dreams and imaginings. Lovers, dreamers, friends, family, and healers are seen alongside historical figures and leaders who played significant roles in the liberation of enslaved Caribbean persons.

In Untitled, Udemezue reflects on past events through present understandings of heritage, love, and religiosity to embolden hope. "In the face of so much violent history," he states, "my ancestors found strength to rebel...taking care of each other with spirituality that was indeed divination [...it] wasn't just 'magic' but medicine."ProvenanceCreated by the artist, 2021; with Anat Ebgi Gallery, Los Angeles, CA.Exhibition HistoryLos Angeles, CA, “Under the Palm Tree Leaves,” Anat Ebgi Gallery, September 25, 2021–November 6, 2021.

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