Black Ecologies: Land, Memory, and the More-than-Human

Start the day grounded with a guided wellness and meditation session with Liyah Coleman before diving into the workshops ahead. Much Ado About Yam -- 2:00 PM A lecture and workshop by Sumayyah presenting ongoing research on the Igbo yam barn (Oba ji), a traditional storage structure. See architectural drawings, archival images, and a physical model, and learn how this everyday building encodes generations of knowledge about climate, food preservation, and land. Includes a hands-on component to build something to take home. Area near A4 Rebirth (Zine Making) -- 12:00 PM Write short tributes to lost technologies and places (an old flip phone, a demolished building, a discontinued device) then use that reflection as material to imagine what could take their place. No writing or design experience needed. Collage Making -- drop-in before 4:00PM Cut and reassemble vintage Black print media into new speculative forms. We'll have back issues of Essence and Ebonyon hand to cut into, plus a few copies of Jet out for reference (display only -- not for cutting!). Feel free to bring your own magazines, photos, or ephemera to work into your piece too. All sessions are drop-in style and open to all skill levels. Come for one or stay for all 3. Black Ecologies: Land, Memory, and the More-than-Human is an exhibition in collaboration with Tanika Williams, LMCC, and, Black Interactive. Featuring: Gwen Goins and Devlyn Kornegay, IoBT Catalogue Sumayyah, Much Ado About Yam Brian Bishop, Brews 12 v UNO: cLOUD OF WITnesses Anatola Araba, The Ecologies of Space Travel Irawo Ajasin, Reaching for the Cloud Only Open September 26.