A Lament of Existentialism
A free-write by Jaz Morrison, written on Monday 19 September 2022.
Search
- Aug 1, 2021
- 1 min
ERROL. | call out now closed.
This zine is being curated by Jaz, in tandem with Firmament, for IKON's 2021 Migrant Festival. To view the existing press release on...
- Jul 1, 2021
- 2 min
Here's to MONUMENTS.
Jaz reflects on updates over the last 12 months, and reveals her latest practice of intuition.
- Jul 23, 2020
- 2 min
Bun Babylon | Debrief #2
My thoughts after engaging with various BBC texts: 1 Xtra Talks presents Brave Conversations: The Black Experience (podcast); BBC Four's...
- Jul 14, 2020
- 1 min
emancipation I guess: it's either this or violence
Today's title is inspired by Guillotine Flow - Big K.R.I.T ft. Rapsody. I hope it doesn't overwhelm you. By 'violence', I meant 'punching...
- Jul 5, 2020
- 5 min
Can I call myself an artist now? | Debrief #1
It’s been a long time since I’ve been able to sit down and write for my blog. I’m not gonna lie, this is mainly because my website...
- Jun 1, 2020
- 3 min
EMANCIPATION, I GUESS.
This is the working title for my new project: a continuation from what I was looking at previously (resistance, race, British histories)....
- May 28, 2020
- 5 min
what to do once you and your homegirls are upset: a content analysis
Space and history are frameworks that have taken new precedents in my work. In my drafted publication, I began to explore how these...
- May 25, 2020
- 4 min
Whitewashing is washed: a recap
I've been spending a lot of time thinking about my praxis during lockdown. It's wild to think that this is history in the making. There...
- Apr 8, 2020
- 4 min
"aDD a CaTcHy TiTLe"
At the end of last month, the UK announced a lockdown. I can't even begin to explain how much this has thrown me. Of course, I'm very...
- Mar 20, 2020
- 3 min
Seeds to Ceilings
I've been thinking a lot about my work. And I've been doing a lot of very rough sketching, because there was something that was missing,...
- Mar 11, 2020
- 4 min
'The Masks Grow to Us' // 'Throne for the Ancestors'
Today's title is courtesy of Clarence John Laughlin's 'The Masks Grow to Us'... ...and Albert Chong's 'Throne for the Ancestors' So I've...
- Feb 21, 2020
- 14 min
‘I paint in exchange for freedom’ | Artistic Influences
Since my last post, I've been doing a lot of research and experimentation regarding all of my thoughts. There were many factors that...
- Feb 18, 2020
- 5 min
Chaos, but make it art: research in practice
So in going forward, I want to elaborate on themes I've looked art before. In many ways, I want to literally copy the aesthetics of The...
- Dec 6, 2019
- 2 min
The Right to Opacity
Alright then. I've been really caught up with unrelated stuff: my health, BRMTWN CO x The Grime Archive, and my proofreading work. And...
- Nov 15, 2019
- 2 min
Draft 2: TRTO
Alright, I shot, edited and framed my second draft! I very much prefer the size - I was gonna initially have a whole bunch of 100 x 150...
- Nov 13, 2019
- 5 min
'... the possibility of agency'
So I was busy procrastinating (the perfect antidote to stress-related illnesses, lol), and I stumbled across a conversation between...
- Nov 8, 2019
- 5 min
'Even before Enlightenment...'
Yooo I’m so pleased. Despite stress-related illnesses taking their toll a lil, I’ve finally gotten the DSLR training, and can take out...