Prospect Park Alliance Artist in Residence Adama Delphine Fawundu and the Shirley Chisholm Cultural Institute at Lefferts Historic Home will come collectively to create and showcase superhero capes impressed by the legacy of Shirley Chisholm and Fawundu’s efficiency piece, “Within the Face of Historical past Freedom Cape.”
In response to Lauren Robinson, the empowering and upliftment occasion, scheduled for Sept.29, will run from 2 p.m. to five p.m. on the Lefferts Historic Home in Prospect Park. RSVP at prospectpark.org/freedom-cape.
The present will rejoice the 100-year legacy of Shirley Chisholm, the Brooklyn trailblazer who grew to become the primary Black girl elected to Congress and the primary girl to run for the Democratic Celebration’s presidential nomination. Chisholm was a beacon of perseverance and dedication in Brooklyn and much past. As a pacesetter and an advocate for residents of Brooklyn and the nation at giant, Chisholm made a profound impression preventing for equality for all.
Fawundu’s 2020 efficiency piece, “Within the Face of Historical past Freedom Cape,” which was partly filmed at Lefferts, facilities, rethinks, reimagines, and divulges Black ladies’s position within the nation and worldwide.
The cape is crafted from historic paperwork printed on material, with the top of a Black girl transposed on every doc. It’s symbolic of the continued battle for Black ladies to be handled pretty as residents of the nation and options Brooklyn trailblazer and changemaker Shirley Chisholm.
The “Freedom Cape” and Fawundu’s site-specific set up, “Ancestral Whispers,” are on view at Lefferts Historic Home by means of Dec. 1.
“Artwork is a strong instrument for social justice and a dialogue about legacy, company, and creativity. I hope all will be a part of us to honor Brooklyn trailblazer Shirley Chisholm’s legacy and get impressed by our Artist-in-Residence Adama Delphine Fawundu’s impactful work, which celebrates the heroism of Black ladies and leverages the ability of artwork to heal deep-seated wounds from our nation’s previous,” stated Prospect Park Alliance President Morgan Monaco.
“As the primary Black girl to steer the Prospect Park Alliance, I am actually honored to rejoice Chisholm’s lasting impression. Along with celebrating Chisholm on Sept. 29, we look ahead to proudly internet hosting the primary monument in her honor on the Parkside and Ocean entrance, serving as a beacon to all within the Black and Caribbean American communities that Prospect Park is a spot the place they’re welcomed, seen, and represented,” stated Monaco.
“When the Alliance reached out, it was so particular as a result of we had been each on a particular trajectory. My entire existence is predicated on this neighborhood. The scent of the grass when it rains within the park means a lot to me…I’ve such a historical past right here,” shared Artist-in-Residence Adama Delphine Fawundu on the importance of her work within the coronary heart of Brooklyn’s Yard. “It felt very very like a 360-degree occasion to attach with Prospect Park Alliance,” added Fawundu.
“Shirley Chisholm’s legacy is certainly a strong testomony to braveness and imaginative and prescient. Chisholm’s motto, “Unbought and Unbossed,” continues to encourage many to face up for his or her beliefs and work in direction of optimistic change of their communities,” stated Barbara Bullard, CEO and President of the Shirley Chisholm Cultural Institute.
“Her work in schooling, youngster welfare, and her advocacy for the underserved have left an indelible mark on American society. In these occasions, embracing her spirit of heroism and braveness can certainly assist us change into superheroes in our personal proper, making a distinction in our communities simply as she did”, stated Bullard.
Within the Face of Historical past Freedom Cape Style Workshop is a part of ReImagine Lefferts, an initiative to re-envision the mission and programming of the Lefferts Historic Home museum, an 18th-century Flatbush farmhouse and New York Metropolis landmark, to focus its interpretation and programming on exploring the lives, resistance and resilience of the Indigenous folks of Lenapehoking, whose unceded ancestral lands the park and home rests upon, and the Africans enslaved by the Lefferts household.
RSVP to hitch the Style Workshop: prospectpark.org/freedom-cape.
Adama Delphine Fawundu is a photographer and visible artist of Mende, Krim, Bamileke, and Bubi descent. Her distinct visible language, centered round themes of indigenization and ancestral reminiscence, enriches and expands the visible artwork canon. Fawundu co-published the critically acclaimed ebook MFON: Girls Photographers of the African Diaspora and is an Assistant Professor of Visible Artwork at Columbia College.
