VOL. 0.2: In the Midst of the imagined

ZEAL produced a multimedia anthology on reparations, entitled: The Remedy is Solidarity. Our second volume in an exhibition format is entitled; 'In the Midst of the Imagined' curated by Auttrianna Ward of Auttrianna Projects and produced through ZEAL serving as a cultural strategy for the reparations movement globally. in the midst of the imagined is a gathering of four Los Angeles based artists and creatives inspired by the language of the future and restoration. Restoration of our imagining of ourselves. This exhibition is in support of the legacy of the California Reparations Task Force, which ended June 29th 2023. The exhibition was at Residency: Project Space at 310 E. Queen Street, Inglewood CA.

Curatorial Statement

Curator: Auttrianna Ward

In the midst of the imagined is a gathering of four Los Angeles based artists and creatives inspired by the language of the future and restoration. Restoration of our imagining of ourselves. In 2000, Lucille Clifton asked us, “who among us can imagine ourselves unimagined.” And as we’ve moved forward and backwards in this American Landscape, where are we in shaping this imagined place?

To exist as a black person in the Americas is to hold on and break down the larger imagination of ourselves while creating newer futures. It is in the midst of this imagination that Nandi Jordan, Leah King, Gbenga Komolafe and House of Aama ask us to examine and place ourselves.

California Reparations Task Force docuseries trailer

Meet the artists

House of Aama

House of Aama is the spiritual expression of mother and daughter design duo, Rebecca Henry and Akua Shabaka in material form.

Gbenga Komolafe is Nigerian artist based in Los Angeles exploring the intersections of sculpture, film, and site-specific installation.

Leah King is an artist, musician, and educator based in Los Angeles. She creates audio installations and interactive visual art works that explore race, gender, power, and queerness through an afrofuturist lens.