Excited to announce “The Next Hundred Years III” exhibition aims to crystallize a vision of what the next century will look like for melanated people across the globe! In partnership with The Brooklyn Collective, brooklyncollectiveclt.org this three month exhibition will serve as a sort of fine arts vision board, offering each of the extraordinary exhibiting artists’ own ideas about the next century.
FEATURING WORKS BY:
Arshaad Norwood • Arturo Lindsay • Ato Ribeiro
• Chanell Angeli • Charly Palmer • Charmaine Minniefield • C Flux Sing • S. Darius Parker • EuGene Byrd • Fabian Williams • George Galbreath • Grace Kisa • Jamaal Barber • Kamille Mayes • Kimberly Binns
Marryam Moma • Melissa Alexander • Miya Bailey • rEN Dillard • Sachi Rome • Tiffany Charesse • Tokie Rome-Taylor • Toni Taylor • Tracy Murrell
Title: The Next Hundred Years III
Opening Reception: April 29th 2023 6 – 9pm
Where: The Brooklyn Collective Gallery
229 S Brevard St, Charlotte, NC 28202
Closing Date: July 31, 2023
Gallery Director: Jason Wolf
CURATORS: Ren Dillard and Tracy Murrell
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The Next Hundred Years” Prospectus
In a paper published by Ohio State University titled “THE PSYCHOLOGY OF EXTRAORDINARY BELIEFS” by Dahria Beaver, Predictive Programming is described as a theory that the government or other higher-ups use fictional movies and television as a mass mind control tool to make the population more accepting of planned future events and certain types of new technology.
Self-driving cars, humanlike interactive robots, wrist communicators, and holograms were all once things only seen on screen. Now they are common parts of our everyday reality. The theory suggests that predictive programming may be a subtle form of psychological conditioning provided by the powers that be to acquaint the public with planned societal changes to be implemented by our leaders, helping shape a reality they have already imagined. If and when these changes are put through, the public will already be familiarized with them and will accept them as natural progressions, thus lessening possible public resistance.
When watching something on screen, a person typically perceives it as entertainment and their theoretical guard will be lowered. This allows the subliminal messages to download directly into the viewers subconscious. It also is used as a sort of self-fulfilling prophecy because once an expectation is created, when these events start to happen, the population may seem more likely to accept and even desire the ideas. There is also a “control” of imagination because the most commonly used tool in predictive programming is science fiction, by creating these stories, the author can create boundaries or limits to the public’s imagination. Which could also be useful.
In most of the science fiction films and television shows we see depicting the future, black people do not have a heavy presence. Black actors and actresses have long complained of unequal representation in terms of screen time and quality content. In countless future based films, perhaps one or two of the characters may be black, typically surrounded by an all-white cast. Black people are rarely shown as the leaders or put in positions of authority. Could this be an attempt to get large groups of viewers conditioned to the idea that for some reason, people of color did not survive to live and thrive in these future periods?
Sometimes the erasure of black people in these genres’ masquerades under the guise of “historical accuracy.” Future based fantasy and sci-fi often draw inspiration from ancient Celtic, Norse, Greek and medieval European culture. Their imaginations could stretch for alien attacks, a man with a magic hammer and inter dimensional travel, yet can very rarely encompass a black person playing a powerful make-believe character in the distant future.
In literature, science fiction novelist Octavia E. Butler uses Afro futurist elements in her stories, often featuring black women protagonists who navigate futuristic settings that incorporate an element of magical realism. Afro futurism incorporates science fiction and fantasy into the history and future visualizations of the African diaspora. It ranges from writing to music and portrays black people in a more positive light, framing its black characters as incredibly intelligent and as visionaries.
A vision board is a collage of images, pictures, and affirmations of one’s dreams and desires, designed to serve as a source of inspiration and motivation. It is a creative process to set clear intentions and goals for what you want, so you can grow and transform in alignment with your intentions.
“The Next Hundred Years” Exhibition is a sort of fine art vision board. The exhibit consists of major works by a strong line up of extremely talented African American visual artists, doing the heavy lifting to envision themselves (into) the future. The exhibition will serve as a creative offering of our own ideas about the next century. Our very own, self-generated predictive program!
“The Next Hundred Years” Exhibition aims to crystallize a vision of what the next century will look like for melanated people across the globe.
Title: The Next Hundred Years III
Opening Reception: April 29th 2023 6 – 9pm
Where: The Brooklyn Collective Gallery
229 S Brevard St, Charlotte, NC 28202
Closing Date: July 31, 2023
Gallery Director: Jason Wolf
CURATORS: Ren Dillard, Tracy Murrell, and The Brooklyn Collective
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Mixed Media Collage with Gold and Silver
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by: rEN Dillard
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