Watching your work gave me this calm sense of connection. It woke up this memory inside of me whispering of pure connection. Thank you for expressing your energy and thank you for showing this to us.
Thank you sister for your contribution, I am a photographer shooting film in medium format and 5x4 I was brought up in similar circumstances in rural England. I now live and work from Spain I hope to hear more about your work.
Thank you for your very important POV. This is the first time I have heard the pov of a person of the African Diaspora fro Netherlands. It was so enlightening. Your work is mesmerizing.
Extremely important topic the erasure of culture unfortunately continues in our so called democratic societies. Hiding our past does not help and does not heal.
The art world has such a suffocating hold on its love affair with black trauma that it gives a majority of the spotlight only to black artist who deal in trauma.
How do you know this trauma isn’t real? I sometimes catch myself having thoughts along this line too - but this implies that these traumatic feelings aren’t real, that slavery isn’t something black people are still troubled by
I love artistic expression especially during a time of importance in this civilization where there is a global awakening that is divine. Our TRAUMA needs to be expressed and recognized. We have never had a chance to REST and BREATHE....it's TRAUMA cause it never stops it never ends...Anyone who has a difference of opinion well you know the saying. I am tired of living on a planet where the slavemaster will never free me nor recognize the TRAUMA that currently exist amongst my other starseeds and other people around the flat earth. Trauma does not go away because no one wants to talk about it. These traumatic events are still taking place. People are still being enslaved in 2024, people are being trafficked in 2024, children are still missing have been since before their pictures were on milk cartons,.....pedophilism is almost legal, people are still voting even though every president since GW has an acting career.......soon it will be legal to marry dead people and I can just imagine how many more people will "volunteer" to get the next jab. Turn off the cellphones and the noise for an hour a day. You will see and hear it too " they live" imma sit back now and enjoy the show like I'm enjoying and appreciating this artistic expression
I’m curious. With such strong feelings about her subject, does the artist choose to seek business relationships with white art dealers, galleries and other white institutions or no?
It's complicated. My daughter's mixed race. An accomplished scholar. There's a lot of doors open to females, mixed race, minority, etc. Hard to turn down when served on a platter.
Who controls 99% of the institutions and why? For ignorant, outdated & historyless foreigners like you to comment through the phone & never in real life😅😂
I get the message insofar about shining a light on swept under the rug ill treatment in the American experience but I dislike the exploitive gimmicky emphasis of the subject. Kara Walker imo takes such a view to the extreme. If the connection is a personal family tie story, cool. But the whole trauma stage play branding is annoying.
There is nothing more “extreme” and traumatic than the institution of enslaving humans and the generational aftermath. That you’re so bothered by the docunentation of this erasure is a you problem.
let's be fair now Benjamin it wasn't simply an "ill treatment" really, more like an atrocious filthy act pushed by egotistical opportunist and sly talkers, why undermine it? if you were proud you'd be more bold and accurate my friend. you also mention the American experience but not European involvement, I dunno missed a step there. as far as the gimmicky or dramatised/ exaggerated aspect, I see glances of it but isn't this the reality of art performance? to explore and critique things artistically. artist's lives are known for being awkward, dark and tense. but again on that note I do see how you reached that point from fashion to music there is weirdos and sharks in those spaces I must say.
I find this odd. She's as Caucasian (Danish) as she is Black (Trinidadian). I don' think this works if to be a spokesperson. It feels both introspective and exploitive, like a quasi-blackface. For a mixed race person to be wielding a whip? Can someone help me with this?
@@kidmorphius4002 A spokesperson should be the most authentic version which can speak from out of the very experience that's being criticized. I find it a bit cringe to see erudite voices discussing oppression that feel they partake but maybe at best have had the oppressing structure simply adjacent to them. Also "actually blackness" requires that very formality. I have a mixed race daughter, very accomplished scholar. She made sure that she identified as neither/nor. This is ontologically important because otherwise one is self-afflicting the 'one drop' rule. I would say that a mixed race privileged woman can obviously speak for that very cohort. There is complexity there to be explored. But, I wouldn't recommend that person don a sombrero or pick up a slaver's whip.
@@eenkjet If I understand correctly, the spokesperson should be more directly involved in the oppressed structures (f.e. racism in this case), to indulge in processing and reflecting said systems. One question here: How do you imagine her experiences in regards to this system? Second question: How would you apply this line of reasoning to other forms of power hierarchies that subdue, put at disadvantage and/or harm other groups? You can choose any example.
@@kidmorphius4002 After working in inner city outreach for six years, I learned a lot about what's on the mind of the oppressed minority vs the mind of the educated minority. The educated minority is a beneficiary of minority status. In current year, the educated minority is at the top of each HR, calls for, etc. That person's reflection would not correlate with suffering (avoiding violence, family chaos, poverty, etc) of systemic racial oppression, quite the opposite. I suppose they could make a sophisticated empathetic presentation, which Ehlers does well. She speaks to her experience here, feeling isolated by her skin color. Is she suffering from CPTSD? Possible. But her thesis is the suffering of colonialism and African diaspora. Elhers in the USA would not be an "other". Her ethnicity (Trinidadian and Tobagonian) is equal to whites. Thus being mixed race is not subject to any power structures. The line of reasoning should include having actually experienced disadvantage. This would apply to any ethos. Do you think this entire thesis is a bit wrong headed? Considering her ethnicity isn't oppressed and there are over 9million slaves currently living in Africa. I can't square it with objective reality.
As native of the Virgin Islands and a creator myself, I thank you for your insightful work and truly deep and meaningful conversation
Such a range of emotions while watching this. To whom this may concern, Thank you for this content and the genius artist ✨
Watching your work gave me this calm sense of connection. It woke up this memory inside of me whispering of pure connection. Thank you for expressing your energy and thank you for showing this to us.
Thank you sister for your contribution, I am a photographer shooting film in medium format and 5x4 I was brought up in similar circumstances in rural England. I now live and work from Spain I hope to hear more about your work.
Her work is /was recently in Columbus museum of art. Happy this video found me.
Brave and inventive exploration of our diasporic relationality and black design of aesthetics as a form of resistance - thank you Jeannette 🎉
Thank you so much for this video, what an interesting artist and what mesmerizing pieces!
Thank you for your very important POV. This is the first time I have heard the pov of a person of the African Diaspora fro Netherlands. It was so enlightening. Your work is mesmerizing.
Really well done
Extremely important topic the erasure of culture unfortunately continues in our so called democratic societies. Hiding our past does not help and does not heal.
Wonderful thank you 🙏🏾
She is so inspiring.
Insightful, Beautiful and Brave🎉
You are truly a " A NUBIA QUEEN " and work is BEAUTIFUL !!! 🕊️✌🏿🕊️👍🏿✊🏿❤️🖤💚🤴🏿👸🏾🌌
Started to cry. So good
amazing- such inspiratiional, thought-provoking work.
I love all that you have done
Love this. Thanks for sharing your work!
The art world has such a suffocating hold on its love affair with black trauma that it gives a majority of the spotlight only to black artist who deal in trauma.
Yay another person who spews subtle hatred over the Internet while being anonymous how original you must be a loser yikes@@stangss1
@stangss1 you have a legitimate argument or just a poor nonsensical reply?
How do you know this trauma isn’t real? I sometimes catch myself having thoughts along this line too - but this implies that these traumatic feelings aren’t real, that slavery isn’t something black people are still troubled by
@@stangss1you sound like a white
Art is how culture births itself. The truth is the truth. If it can't emerge in art then where? This is powerful work.
Daaaaaamn!!!
Beautiful 😍Powerful✊🏿 Terrifying🔥
super art✌
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i love the queen Mary sculpture
Potent.
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Wonderful video ...powerful
The narration somehow changed to Spanish? No idea how to change it back to English.
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I love artistic expression especially during a time of importance in this civilization where there is a global awakening that is divine. Our TRAUMA needs to be expressed and recognized. We have never had a chance to REST and BREATHE....it's TRAUMA cause it never stops it never ends...Anyone who has a difference of opinion well you know the saying. I am tired of living on a planet where the slavemaster will never free me nor recognize the TRAUMA that currently exist amongst my other starseeds and other people around the flat earth. Trauma does not go away because no one wants to talk about it. These traumatic events are still taking place. People are still being enslaved in 2024, people are being trafficked in 2024, children are still missing have been since before their pictures were on milk cartons,.....pedophilism is almost legal, people are still voting even though every president since GW has an acting career.......soon it will be legal to marry dead people and I can just imagine how many more people will "volunteer" to get the next jab. Turn off the cellphones and the noise for an hour a day. You will see and hear it too " they live" imma sit back now and enjoy the show like I'm enjoying and appreciating this artistic expression
vous partez trop loin ! restez avec nous les artistes! restez avec le sol sous vos pieds !la nature fuit le vide!
I’m curious. With such strong feelings about her subject, does the artist choose to seek business relationships with white art dealers, galleries and other white institutions or no?
Bet she does. It's all part of building a persona which is so trendy right now, in the hope of gaining commercial attention.
It's complicated. My daughter's mixed race. An accomplished scholar. There's a lot of doors open to females, mixed race, minority, etc. Hard to turn down when served on a platter.
Who controls 99% of the institutions and why?
For ignorant, outdated & historyless foreigners like you to comment through the phone & never in real life😅😂
she probably is owned by jews so she doesnt have to deal with whites anyway
Are you also curious about WHY most art dealers, gallery owners etc are caucasian? Or no?
Deuteronomy chapter 28 explains why.
Move on but never forget ☝🏿
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Get this weird, non FBA, creative cosplay outta here!
Incredible artist. Want to see more already!!
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I get the message insofar about shining a light on swept under the rug ill treatment in the American experience but I dislike the exploitive gimmicky emphasis of the subject. Kara
Walker imo takes such a view to the extreme. If the connection is a personal family tie story, cool. But the whole trauma stage play branding is annoying.
There is nothing more “extreme” and traumatic than the institution of enslaving humans and the generational aftermath.
That you’re so bothered by the docunentation of this erasure is a you problem.
let's be fair now Benjamin it wasn't simply an "ill treatment" really, more like an atrocious filthy act pushed by egotistical opportunist and sly talkers, why undermine it? if you were proud you'd be more bold and accurate my friend.
you also mention the American experience but not European involvement, I dunno missed a step there.
as far as the gimmicky or dramatised/ exaggerated aspect, I see glances of it but isn't this the reality of art performance? to explore and critique things artistically.
artist's lives are known for being awkward, dark and tense. but again on that note I do see how you reached that point from fashion to music there is weirdos and sharks in those spaces I must say.
I find this odd. She's as Caucasian (Danish) as she is Black (Trinidadian). I don' think this works if to be a spokesperson. It feels both introspective and exploitive, like a quasi-blackface. For a mixed race person to be wielding a whip? Can someone help me with this?
first off two questions:
Who would you think qualifies as a spokesperson?
and
How’s blackface possible for someone who is actually Black?
@@kidmorphius4002 A spokesperson should be the most authentic version which can speak from out of the very experience that's being criticized. I find it a bit cringe to see erudite voices discussing oppression that feel they partake but maybe at best have had the oppressing structure simply adjacent to them.
Also "actually blackness" requires that very formality. I have a mixed race daughter, very accomplished scholar. She made sure that she identified as neither/nor. This is ontologically important because otherwise one is self-afflicting the 'one drop' rule.
I would say that a mixed race privileged woman can obviously speak for that very cohort. There is complexity there to be explored. But, I wouldn't recommend that person don a sombrero or pick up a slaver's whip.
@@eenkjet
If I understand correctly, the spokesperson should be more directly involved in the oppressed structures (f.e. racism in this case), to indulge in processing and reflecting said systems.
One question here:
How do you imagine her experiences in regards to this system?
Second question:
How would you apply this line of reasoning to other forms of power hierarchies that subdue, put at disadvantage and/or harm other groups? You can choose any example.
@@kidmorphius4002 After working in inner city outreach for six years, I learned a lot about what's on the mind of the oppressed minority vs the mind of the educated minority. The educated minority is a beneficiary of minority status. In current year, the educated minority is at the top of each HR, calls for, etc. That person's reflection would not correlate with suffering (avoiding violence, family chaos, poverty, etc) of systemic racial oppression, quite the opposite.
I suppose they could make a sophisticated empathetic presentation, which Ehlers does well.
She speaks to her experience here, feeling isolated by her skin color. Is she suffering from CPTSD? Possible. But her thesis is the suffering of colonialism and African diaspora.
Elhers in the USA would not be an "other". Her ethnicity (Trinidadian and Tobagonian) is equal to whites. Thus being mixed race is not subject to any power structures.
The line of reasoning should include having actually experienced disadvantage. This would apply to any ethos.
Do you think this entire thesis is a bit wrong headed? Considering her ethnicity isn't oppressed and there are over 9million slaves currently living in Africa. I can't square it with objective reality.
@@eenkjetYou're correct. It's the beginning of a co-op of the black American struggle like always!
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