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What is This Photo Book Project About?
As a portrait painter and storyteller, I offer an intimate perspective on ritualized celebrations throughout the Black diaspora in this photobook project. It combines compelling photographs of these vibrant events with insightful essays that delve into their profound significance. The book also illuminates how documenting and disseminating these celebrations ensures their enduring impact, actively safeguarding vital legacies for future generations.
Questions & Answers
What is a photobook? The photo book will be a hardcover coffee table book that is collection images, short essays, and scanning content.
What is a portrait reveal? The portrait reveal is the process of painting a portrait of a person of interest without them seeing the portrait until the day of a scheduled event. The portrait subject, friends, family, and associates all see the final portrait together, sharing a very intimate moment with the celebrated person. Symbolically giving them flowers.
What is a live painting? A live painting is a painting create during a event. All that is needed a power, and clear area of about 10 feet for setup.
Does it cost to participate? Participation in a portrait reveal or live painting event may incur costs for materials, photography, and potentially travel and lodging, depending on the location. The artist will cover these expenses for certain events. Please note, the artist receives no payment for the portrait or time spent painting. All photographs, videos, and interviews from these events are intended for inclusion in the photobook. The final portrait is given to you to keep as a symbol of receiving your flowers.
What's my goal with this? The artist receives no payment for the portrait or time spent painting. All photographs, videos, and interviews from these events are intended for inclusion in the photobook.
Why am I being asked to participate? This photobook celebrates the preservation of legacies, ensuring they endure through oral histories and digital records for future generations. We invite your participation specifically because you have dedicated your efforts to upholding tradition, culture, and heritage. By archiving and sharing your collective stories, this project offers a beautiful tribute—giving "flowers" to those actively preserving culture and illuminating their profound, lasting impact across the diaspora.
Can I present to you your flowers?
This is the moment: Your work has been the a foundation for others to build upon.
Join Our Story: Your narrative can powerfully contribute to a movement of healing and cultural restoration.
I want to give you your flowers, while you can still smell them: Can we take a moment to celebrate you?
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