1100 Florence Gallery is hosting artist Yeefah Thurman’s art installation "What you see/What we see", during Terrain Biennial 2021. Join us Sunday, October 31, 1 - 3p, for an artist talk and fundraiser with Yeefah.
“What You See/What We See” by artist Yeefah Thurman is part of Terrain Biennial, showcasing front yard art installations. See map for Terrain locations in Evanston.
Artist to showcase her interactive window box
Multi-media artist Yeefah Thurman will discuss her latest artwork, What You See/What We See, from 1 – 3 p.m., Oct. 31, at 1100 Florence Gallery in Evanston. Hear her describe her creative process, its meaning and how it can foster racial healing.
What You See/What We See is an interactive window box that showcases the deleterious effects on society of the dominant culture’s pervasive use of negative images of Black people.
Yeefah studies culture, identity, equity, behavior, belonging and social norms, with a focus on Africans in the diaspora and marginalized people. She uses her art to break barriers and open doors, allowing outsiders into new worlds. She creates connections between the disconnected and gives voice to the unheard. Yeefah also will talk about her journey as an artist and her upcoming residency in Puebla, Mexico, where she intends to take on a rare documentation of the lives of Afro-Mexicans.
Fundraiser: https://yeefah.com/arquetopia/#
Join live stream https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dWuuqyWM2Io
What You See/What We See is a part of the Terrain Biennial in Evanston. The box is available for public viewing, through Nov. 15, at Florence Gallery, 1100 Florence Ave. (corner of Florence and Greenleaf), inside the tree and vegetation box.
Follow Yeefah on Instagram at @yeefahdotcom
Click here for a map of Terrain art installations in Evanston.
Terrain in the Daily Northwestern: Yeefah Thurman said she loves the idea of making art publicly accessible. Her piece, an interactive library box, tells a story of how White propaganda fuels anti-Black sentiment.
“The purpose of (my) piece is to foster conversation… and foster racial healing,” Thurman said. “If my advocacy were sequestered in some kind of high end art gallery, then who is the message really getting to?”
Thurman, who hails from a long line of civil rights activists, said advocacy is important to her work. Art gives her a platform to share stories from marginalized communities, she said.
