Untethered/Retethered, 2024. Decommissioned, model T-10, U.S. military personnel parachute with severed suspension lines, detached harness with risers, 550 para-cord. High-definition video projection, stereo soundtrack, 7 min 26 sec. Parachute diameter: 35 feet. Harness dimensions: 30 x 30 inches (excluding suspension lines)

Here: Pride and Belonging in African Art, Smithsonian National Museum of African Art, Washington D.C., USA, 2026

Artists across Africa and the diaspora whose artworks connect to their identities and experiences as LGBTQ+ people are featured as the first continental and diasporic survey of its scale and scope outside of Africa. The show assembles artists whose work has implicitly or explicitly challenged local and global legacies of homophobia and bigotry, offering imaginings of alternative futures as well as celebrations of intimacy, faith, family and joy. Untethered/Retethered (2025) was selected by curators, Serubiri Moses and Kevin Dumouchelle for this exhibition.

‘Untethered/Retethered’ (2025), decommissioned, model T-10, US military personnel parachute with severed suspension lines, carabiners, nylon thread, 550 paracord. High-definition video projection, stereo soundtrack, 8 min 7 sec. Two original drawings, hand incised into gunpowder residue and boot polish on cotton rag
24 x 24 inches (61 x 61 cm) unframed each. Installation size: variable.