BX Memoir Project Vol. XIII
FIELD, 2023 WAS CHOSEN BY BRONX COUNCIL OF THE ARTS TO BE THE COVER OF THE BRONX MEMOIR PROJECT VOL. XIII.
VOLUME VIII OF THE BRONX MEMOIR PROJECT ANTHOLOGY WEAVES TOGETHER THE STORIES AND EXPERIENCES OF OUR DIVERSE COMMUNITY OF PARTICIPANTS. UTILIZING THE DIFFERENT WRITING STYLES TAUGHT IN THE WORKSHOP SERIES, THESE STORIES WILL DRAW EVERY READER IN WITH THE UNIVERSAL THEMES OF LOVE, FAMILY, FRIENDSHIP, IDENTITY, CHILDHOOD, AND MEMORY. EVERY CONTRIBUTOR TO THE ANTHOLOGY IS A RAY OF LIGHT THAT SHINES ON OUR BELOVED BOROUGH. WE HOPE THAT YOU ENJOY THIS ITERATION OF THE ANTHOLOGY!
BBRONX COUNCIL OF THE ARTS HOSTED A BOOK LAUNCH FOR THIS VOLUME THAT TOOK PLACE JUNE 27TH AT THE LONGWOOD ART GALLERY.
WRITERS GOT A CHANCE TO DO A READING OF THEIR WRITING TO AN AUDIENCE.
ARTIST STATEMENT:
FIELD, 2023 DOCUMENTS A CANNER AND FAMILIAR MOTIFS THAT IDENTIFY THE BRONX. INSPIRED BY MY COMMUNITY, BUT ALSO BY MY MOTHER, WHO COLLECTS CANS AND TENDS TO THE STREETS OF THE BRONX JUST LIKE THE ANCESTORS WERE ONCE FORCED TO DO. THE 8 BALL JACKET IS AN ICON THAT WE HAVE BEEN CONDITIONED TO ASSOCIATE WITH AGGRESSION OR VIOLENCE. THE BRONX CONTINUES TO BE UNDERSERVED. THERE ARE PEOPLE OUT THERE 'PICKING' CANS AND BECOMING 'FIGHTERS'. TWO DRASTICALLY DIFFERENT STORIES, BUT SIMILAR CIRCUMSTANCES. WE ARE EXPECTED TO FIT THE TYPICAL MOLDS OF THOSE WHO ARE COMMONLY OVERLOOKED. WE TEND TO FIELDS, WE FIGHT WITH OUR HEARTS, AND WE CONTINUE TO MOVE FORWARD, TOGETHER.
