艺术家表达锡拉库扎第 15 区的心灵和灵魂:黑人艺术家集体

冬季之声 2024》:受资助者的故事

*上图:Janiah Shadreem(上排右二)和 Martikah Williams(左下)与其他高中生艺术家在杜伊特和詹姆斯维尔社区图书馆合影留念
黑人艺术家集体参与者的绘画作品
贾尼娅-沙德瑞姆的艺术肖像 “灵魂在手”

当贾尼娅-沙德瑞姆(Janiah Shadreem)了解到锡拉丘兹的前第 15 病区时,她想更多地了解在那里生活、欢笑和热爱生活的人们。 20 世纪 60 年代,为了修建穿越城市的 81 号州际公路的高架部分,这个以黑人为主的社区遭到了破坏。 锡拉库扎的城市重建计划导致约 1300 人流离失所,数十家黑人企业和社区组织被推土机夷为平地。

“雪城中央理工学院大四学生沙德瑞姆说:”很难找到照片。 “人们没有记录下来。如果那个时期真的一无所有,那就意味着没有人真正关心它。这就是为什么创作我们的艺术作品和谈论 15 区是非常重要的”。

Shadreem 是四名高中生艺术家之一,他们与当地的专业艺术家结成对子,共同研究、讨论和创作以第 15 区的过去、现在和未来为灵感的艺术作品。社区基金会支持了 CNY 黑人艺术家集体公司 (BAC) 的这一倡议,并最终促成了 “配对作品展”,这是一个多学科的展览,于今年夏天在 DeWitt 和 Jamesville 社区图书馆首次亮相。

Shadreem 最终找到了一篇关于第 15 病区音乐的文章。 “她说:”人们充满了活力。 “我看到一个女人的照片她真的很漂亮” 她研究了那个时代的时尚,然后用数字艺术创作了一幅肖像画,并命名为 “灵魂在手”。 这位黑人妇女让夏德瑞姆想起了自己,她戴着闪闪发光的大金箍耳环,手持蓝色火焰。

黑人艺术家集体绘画
贾利尔-坎贝尔的艺术作品 “明日领袖”

“我喜欢她的脸,”她说,”它充满希望,表现出平静和对他人的接纳。我想表达的是,你用灵魂所做的一切,你都掌握在自己手中,并希望把它传递出去”。

Shadreem 的导师、”黑人艺术家集体 “创始成员 Martikah Williams 说,这正是这八位艺术家所做的。 “她说:”我们希望思考艺术如何帮助我们前进,如何面对第 15 病区的历史。 本次展览展出了多幅绘画作品、一系列印有第 15 病区边界轮廓的白色和黑色盘子、诗歌以及四组布娃娃。

威廉姆斯 11 岁时随出生在这里的母亲搬到锡拉丘兹。 “她回忆说:”当我们第一次来到这里时,我母亲说,当我们行驶在 81 号公路上时,公路是山上的财富和我们其他人之间的分界线。 关于拆除部分 I-81 州际公路的争论促使威廉姆斯了解更多信息。 “当我了解了这段历史,并能以一种身临其境的方式谈论它时,我想把其他人也带进来,打破这种不了解历史的循环”。

现在,当威廉姆斯驾驶 I-81 号公路时,她会注意到路面的坑洼和颠簸。 “她说:”只要我们亲眼看到并记住它,我们就必须与它和解。 “这座城市和这个社区能提供的东西太多了,人们可能只是开车经过,就错过了”。

黑人艺术家集体绘画
查尔斯-德希尔兹的无题艺术作品

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