Oct 29, 2020To Those That Critically DreamThis is a letter celebrating the organizations, groups, and people that I feel are doing amazing work as critical dreamers in this moment. There's a distinct difference between dreamers and critical dreamers and I articulate that difference in the previous essay you can find here. In short, critical dreamers are…Charlotte8 min readCharlotte8 min read
Oct 29, 2020A Love Letter To Dreaming“This is the precarious balance of a thriving society: exposing the fissures and fractures of democracy, but then, rather than letting them gape into abysses of cynicism, sealing them with the magma of lucid idealism that names the alternatives and, in naming them, equips the entire supercontinent of culture with…Dreaming6 min readDreaming6 min read
Sep 18, 2020My Use of PhotographyI think Photography is amazing. Like, look at this photo. It’s raw as hell. Having just purchased an Instax Mini Camera I’ve been taking it out to some of my favorite spaces in the city and shot some things I really enjoy. Honestly, it’s quality isn’t as good as my…Photography8 min readPhotography8 min read
Apr 6, 2020Mixing Colours: Mapping The Spectrum of Silence & SoundI’ve always been interested in the relationship between silence and sound. I think about the beauty that comes when silence first subjects itself to sound, it can be almost explosive with attention. In the opposite sense, I also think about when sound subjects itself and slides into silence, it…Ambient5 min readAmbient5 min read
Feb 19, 2020Hue House: Charlotte Powerhouses made a Charlotte PowerhouseBeing in Charlotte long enough and navigating the art scene either as a creative or a consumer, you’ll learn that what people consider “the scene” can be dicey at best. For a good amount of time about two to three years ago all that could be heard was “where is…Charlotte6 min readCharlotte6 min read
Aug 17, 2019A New Dream of America“…art is not mere entertainment or decoration, it has meaning, and we both want and need to fathom that meaning — not fear, dismiss, or construct superficial responses told to us by authorities.” — Toni Morrison I didn’t intend to write a piece about Toni Morrison from the jump. Neither…Writing5 min readWriting5 min read
Aug 8, 2019A little Transparency about the Dark and what it DoesHere’s the thing: you may never make it out of this space. At least, not with those beautiful meanings and honest answers you went in looking for You may not come out with what you intended to. You go in, and it’s dark, pretty much pitch black. Damp. and so…Life4 min readLife4 min read
Jul 11, 2019The Substance of A Word’s Wildest DreamsThe way a word Dreams/the Process: This is how it goes. You, young and idealistic, meet a word and then feel the inkling of it’s aspiration. This is thanks to your young and budding imagination which knows no bounds, and can consider almost every possibility. Then, for the first time…Writing2 min readWriting2 min read
Oct 11, 2018The Quiet Perspective and the Selfless selfIn both Kevin Quashie’s book The Sovereignty of Quiet as well as Louise Glück’s essay American Narcissism we find similar calls for re-interpretation of common artistic tropes. On one hand, we have Kevin Quashie who is calling for a reinterpretation of black identity outside of the framework of resistance and…5 min read5 min read
