上图:尤汉娜-罗杰斯(Juhanna Rogers)博士站在石采石场艺术公园的皇后小径上。

当朱汉娜-罗杰斯(Juhanna Rogers)博士漫步在卡泽诺维亚石采石场艺术公园(Stone Quarry Art Park)104 英亩的空地上时,她喜欢从山顶俯瞰壮丽的景色、绿色的地毯和点缀其间的各种雕塑。 她还想到了拥有土地的特权。 “她问道:”我想知道,如果我的祖先有土地和空间来创造和建设他们的生活,这会如何改变我和那些长得像我的人的生活? “如果我的祖先拥有这些资源呢?”

春天,她完成了 “Queendom “的最后润色,这是她作为石矿场访问艺术家思考这些问题时创作的剧本。 她的剧本是在与亚伯拉罕-林肯总统 1865 年承诺向以前被奴役的人提供 40 英亩土地和一头骡子作为补偿的对话和思考中演变而来的。 但在林肯遇刺后,安德鲁-约翰逊总统收回了这一承诺。

“罗杰斯说:”政治格局发生了变化,但它从未发生过。 “以前的奴隶从未得到过任何劳动报酬”

我们的附属基金 “纽约中部妇女基金 “提供了一笔赠款,支持罗杰斯和其他黑人及拉丁裔艺术家以公园的开放空间和对美国黑人的赔偿为灵感创作作品。 作为第一步,艺术家们在公园的 40 英亩土地上做了标记,以便游客能够直观地看到林肯未兑现的承诺所带来的空间。 这条小径被保留下来,上面点缀着剧中的名言。 罗杰斯还在 2022 年 6 月和 8 月举办了与 “Queendom “有关的活动,并在去年夏天举办了庆祝她的戏剧节。

“罗杰斯说:”游客们登上山顶后会气喘吁吁,并意识到自己与这片土地有了更深的联系。 “Queendom小径是一次反思性的徒步旅行,让我们思考并看看40英亩的土地是什么样子。在剧场里,人们可以以不同于现实生活的方式进行自由讨论”。

石采石场艺术公园(Stone Quarry Art Park)是一个户外当代艺术空间,由已故艺术家、作家和保护活动家多萝西-里斯特(Dorothy Riester)及其丈夫罗伯特(Robert)于 1991 年创建。 “多萝西将石采石场深深地塑造成一个向艺术家发出邀请的地方:来吧,在这里创作,”艺术公园首席执行官艾米莉-扎恩格(Emily Zaengle)说。 “我们将与参观的公众分享你们的成果”

罗杰斯的项目秉承了这一传统。 “这是一次批判性思考土地、土地所有权以及谁被剥夺了所有权的机会,”Zaengle 说。 “作为这片土地的管理者,我们有责任认真审视我们所提供的服务。批判性使我们成为一个更好的组织”。

在剧中,”Queendom “代表了重建时期美国南方的一个小镇。 在为夏季节日做准备的过程中,妇女们讨论了作为美国黑人的生活、她们的梦想以及困扰她们的创伤。 “罗杰斯说:”居民们会考虑,如果他们得到 40 英亩土地和一头骡子,自由会意味着什么。

罗杰斯的项目将参观者的注意力引向了新的方向。 “Zaengle 说:”来到这里,你会沉浸在这片土地的美景中。 “但是,还有更多值得思考的问题。罗杰斯的艺术,就像我们许多访问艺术家的项目一样,利用石采石场的景观来引起人们的关注、认识和对话”。

这个项目给了罗杰斯思考和创作的时间和空间。 “她说:”我们的最终目标是创造空间,开展对话,以不同的方式讨论梦想、愿望、种族和平等问题。

每年约有 10,000 人参观采石场艺术公园。

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