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Presenting: “Bones, Egún, n’ Heirlooms” Tintype capture. featuring;

kush thompson with ancestor Tony Benson

Jailel Barr with ancestor Essie Mae Booker

Raja’Nee Redmond with ancestors Benjamin “BJ” Redmond, Gloria Gray, Beatrice Redmond

Jalen Hamilton with elder Dorothy Hamilton

Itiola “I.S” Jones with matriarch elder Itiola

Photographer: @masimbatintypes
Production Partner: @saturns.glass
Set Design: @masimbatintypes

@cursivebones
@lillofthevall
@saymynayme
@1510west
@isjonespoetry taken in The First Presbyterian Church of Chicago by @masimbatintypes

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‘Bones, Egun, n’ Heirlooms’ installation portal for the “Roots & Routes” exhibition at Newlab.

special thank you to the curators: @blackbottomarchives @earthseed_black_family_archive & Tae from @det.repop for sourcing the vanity of my dreams

display: tintypes, heirlooms & jewelry from @_asha_grant ‘s gram ❣️

📸: polaroids B&W i-type film
image 2, 5, & 6 yellow lenses original i-type film taken in Detroit, Michigan by @masimbatintypes

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more from ‘Bones, Egun, n’ Heirlooms’ installation portal for the “Roots & Routes” exhibition ✨

Gratitude to
Jalen Hamilton @1510west
Kush Thompson @cursivebones
Raja’Nee Redmond @saymynayme
Jailel Barr @lillofthevall
& Itiola Jones for trusting me to hold your peoples stories & heirlooms.

special thank you to @saturns.glass for your hands, warm presence, and intention assisting me with tintypes. this project wouldn’t have been the same without your partnership. besos and deep gratitude for @bookiegenius showing me the art of letter press for the paper doily displays. & special thank you to Max @omaxlgzo for teaching me the art form tintype and trusting me with autonomous use of your studio.

additional thanks to the curators: @blackbottomarchives @earthseed_black_family_archive & Tae from @det.repop for sourcing the vanity of my dreams ✨

display: wooden vanity set, tintypes, adorned with heirlooms & jewelry from @_asha_grant’s Gram.

📸: digital cam & iphone footage of the display by @masimbatintypes

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alongside the ‘Bones, Egun, n’ Heirlooms’ vanity portal, I paired each tintype with a soundscape formed from the interviews. here are excerpts of Raja’Nee Redmond, Kush Thompson, & Jailel Barr interviews speaking to their origins & the folks they venerated in the images. deep gratitude to all the folks present when we spoke & the family reunion formed by speaking!! (gotta hear the soundscapes to find out ✨).

The full soundscapes can be found in my link-tree tag under “Portals”. special thank you to the curators: @blackbottomarchives @earthseed_black_family_archive

display: tintypes, heirlooms & jewelry from @_asha_grant ‘s gram ❣️ besos to @bookiegenius for your flexibility in teaching the art of letter press for the doilies!

📸: y2k digital cam footage of display, screenshots from audio portals taken in Detroit, Michigan by @masimbatintypes

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✨’Bones, Egún, n’ Heirlooms’ will be presented in Detroit at the @earthseed_black_family_archive “Roots & Routes” interactive exhibition at Newlab in Michigan!

This project is a portal activated through tintype capture, heirlooms, and recalling memories. The display will include mini soundscapes formed from the voices of those interviewed venerating their loved ones and speaking to the routes their people traveled to arrive in the present day.

I’ll be sharing this work alongside projects from my Earthseed family cohort members Asha, Ebony, & Queen!
Alongside the exhibition @saturns.glass & I will be on our dream team kick with a photo pop up. Slide through if you’re in Detroit Nov 8th!!!

Special thanks to @jwhol for this experience.

📸: @masimbatintypes + @saturns.glass
image ‘Henry Clay Hands’, hands holding a picture of my paternal grandfather, ancestor Henry Clay Hammond by @masimbatintypes

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