Anthropologist Series
Exhibited at Walker Point Center for the Arts
Feb 2025
Inspired by the anthropological and creative work of Zora Neale Hurston, Anthropologist (2023) explores the act of documentation and archiving. The poem illuminates my purpose for writing and reveals the ancestral truths that shape my Black American existence as part of the African Diaspora. Looking over eons of histories inscribed in my mitochondria—through the eyes of a poet, anthropologist, archivist, storyteller, and griot—my writing and creative work serve as both an altar for my ancestors and undeniable proof of existence for my kinfolx.
These typewritten works act as annotations in the literal sense to the poem and also play with typography and page to add layers and depth to the original poem.
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