Haunted perceives ghost storytelling as a reparative process when individual and community histories are suppressed.
Created as a site-specific multimedia performance and guided discussion, HAUNTED: HOW TO TELL A GHOST STORY is informed by Toni Morrison's Beloved, one of hundreds of books currently banned throughout the United States. Bolah's carefully curated performance will immerse attendees into the world of ghost storytelling, as it relates to cultural and historical ... view more »
Haunted perceives ghost storytelling as a reparative process when individual and community histories are suppressed.
Created as a site-specific multimedia performance and guided discussion, HAUNTED: HOW TO TELL A GHOST STORY is informed by Toni Morrison’s Beloved, one of hundreds of books currently banned throughout the United States. Bolah’s carefully curated performance will immerse attendees into the world of ghost storytelling, as it relates to cultural and historical censorship. HAUNTED considers ghost storytelling as a reparative process when individual and community history, experiences, and perspectives are suppressed in the official record.
Artist’s requests:
Bring with you what you deem to be a haunted object.
Read the book or watch the film Beloved, prior to attending the performance/discussion.
biography
Allison Bolah was born in Alberta, Canada and lives and works in South Florida. Her installations include photographs, multimedia and paper-based work. She holds a Master of Fine Arts in Visual Studies from Minneapolis College of Art and Design.
Allison participates in collaborative and educational artistic endeavors that join community and academic work with her studio practice.
artist statement
My interdisciplinary practice draws on my experiences in literature and photography; in installations of video, sound, and paper-based objects, I document the ways that gesture and language are shaped into specific narratives. Themes of reflection – literal and figurative – are also a feature of my work and I play with their ability to form and disturb ideas of self and place.
Throughout my work, I privilege my personal history and relationships. My lived experiences, who and where, how and why – and my perspectives on them – matter immensely. I also take into account that the experiences that facilitate my practice are politically charged and am aware of my work’s meanings in mainstream society, but focus on its dialogues with my communities.
To learn more about Allison Bolah’s art practice, visit her website: allisonbolah.com
This program is made possible by Friends of the Fort Lauderdale Libraries.
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