#summer studios

Being here and it being a historically black community, I decided to change it up a little bit. I decided to do this group of artists that do spoken word and hip hop. They kind of like are differentiating themselves from the norm, from the usual - whatever you think of when you think of rap and hip hop. They speak about social issues, injustices, and they offer hope to an upcoming generation.

Quotes that I’ve had to deal with people not understanding the differences between race, ethnicity, and nationality. So they were put on an American flag because I’m American and my parents are American, but I’m constantly asked whats your nationality, and when I say American, people ask 'But where are you really from?'

Taking something that is already pre-made, something that we're used to seeing, something that is more familiar and bring it into a space that is a home, that's how this space has influenced and changed the direction of my project.

All the kinds of breeds of horses have a history and most of these horses people can’t afford to keep. Especially with the economy and some other factors, and so people they auction them off. So I’m just going to show horses, kind of connect them to their culture, to different cultures, and emphasize their value to kind of connect it to the houses - these houses that have a history and a cultural value too.