Exhibition statement

An extraterrestrial location, Esoterica is the next destination for ancestors when they leave Earth. This planet is powered by care and as a result, creativity is plentiful. Even though Esoterica is over three hundred light-years from Inglewood, Esotericans have activated many wormholes in the City of Champions (and throughout the planet). These shortcuts to liberation have been hidden in plain sight for centuries. Humans have misinterpreted these direct connections to Esoterica as quotidian places and objects. For example, the easily distracted homo sapien eye has seen beauty salons as places for gossip, hair upkeep, and beautification. Little did they know that hair braiders and edge layers were actually protecting Black women from delusions like “white supremacy.”