MY WORK IS INSPIRED BY THE IDEA OF AFROFUTURISM, AN ARTISTIC AND CREATIVE MOVEMENT THAT MIXES ASPECTS OF SCIENCE FICTION, FANTASY, AND AFROCENTRISM. A FUTURE WHERE BLACK PEOPLE AND THEIR CULTURE ARE NOT ONLY EXISTING BUT ALSO THRIVING IS WHAT THIS MOVEMENT ENVISIONS. I WANT TO PORTRAY A FUTURISTIC WORLD THAT IS INFLUENCED BY AFRICAN MYTHOLOGY AND CULTURE THROUGH MY ART. THE PERSONA I DEVELOPED IS A DEPICTION OF THE AFROFUTURIST IDEAL, IN WHICH BLACK PEOPLE CAN DWELL OUTSIDE OF THE CONFINES OF THE PRESENT WITHOUT BEING CONSTRAINED BY THE LAWS OF TIME OR SOCIETY.
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