Shawn Theodore | ‘Church of Broken Pieces’ Exhibition Précis
By Niama Safia Sandy
Shawn Theodore’s Church of Broken Pieces is a photographic exploration of the psychic, physical and technological translocation of black America.
Theodore’s photographs document the success of the movements toward plural black identities, and free, safe black digital spaces and futures - even as displacement/gentrification, socio-economic disparity and violence threaten to impinge on progress. The work captures and contextualises emerging black American leaders who are working to steady the firmament upon which their communities trod. These depictions weave together the corporeal elements of black neighbourhoods in flux to create a visual language which conveys the spirit, rich cultures, and histories of black life.
(All images courtesy of the artist)