We Are Soul
“Your recent work showcases ‘Black Heroes’ of today. Why do you believe it's important to use art to showcase these Black Heroes? What impact does it have in the art industry?
My younger sister was telling me many of her classmates born in 2000 didn’t share in the loss she felt when Michael Jackson passed simply because they didn’t really know who he was and how he brought us so much joy whilst shaping music and dance. That was so wild to me! So what about Fela Kuti & Nat King Cole? Jean-Michel Basquiat? Toni Morrison? Kwame Nkrumah? Bruce Lee even! Is there 1 follower on IG who doesn’t know what this person did for us as a people — probably. I feel the need to educate myself and remind us all, myself included.
It's important for me to use art because that’s what I know and how I communicate…”