“I would call it a sacred practice. My body disappears.” For artist Torkwase Dyson, scuba diving is more than just an escape beneath the surface. It is a way of understanding how we are connected to water, architecture, ancestry and one another.
In this short documentary, Dyson explores a lesser-known aspect of her process, revealing how
how her experiences underwater shape her paintings and installations. From the atmospheric qualities of her mixed media paintings to the layered horizons of her prints, her work draws on the many ways we experience the ocean and the histories held within.
Though working in abstraction, Dyson’s work is deeply rooted in the realities of the world around her. From the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina to the violence embedded in colonial architecture, she explores how histories of enslavement, environmental change, and displacement are carried through bodies and landscapes.
Her work invites us to look more closely, breathe more deeply, and imagine ways of moving through the world beyond borders and enclosures.
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