Visiting Artist Lecture Series
Not Open to the Public
Thu, Mar 5, 12:00 pm – 12:50 pm
Location: Art 102
Artist Demetri Broxton.Following the passing of my father, I turned inward to reconnect with my Creole and Filipino heritage, guided by meditation, reflection, and a trove of twentieth-century family photographs passed down by my grandmother. These images—sepia-toned portraits of soldiers, couples, and kin—form the foundation of my textile works. Printed on luxurious Japanese sateen cotton, these archival photographs are embellished with sequins, antique silk, cowrie shells, and glass beads in a labor-intensive process that transforms them into sacred offerings. Each stitch becomes an act of ancestor worship—an embodied ritual of reverence that explores Black Speculative Fantasy and Afro-futurism through African cosmology, conjuring stories of agency, resilience, and spiritual continuity.