Afro Surrealism
Rochelle Spencer gave about an hour lecture with about a half hour of questioning in the Great Room of the Humanities Center. She was discussing the topic of Afro Surrealism through the mediums of literature, fine art, and music. She showed music videos, images, and other lectures within her presentation.
Rochelle Spencer was clearly very passionate about the topic. She showed vast examples of work so that the audience could understand the topic of Afro Surrealism, which is typically not every day knowledge. One part that I found particularly interesting was when she showed photographs by artist Rachel Eliza Griffiths. These photos show hardships that African American women face by placing the figures in strange yet dream like atmospheres, but covering their faces with objects from masks to wigs.
I was impressed that Spencer was such an expert on a topic that is not particularly popular.
I would rate this event a six.
The information was very interesting and Spencer had a lot of passion, but there was a lot of technical problems that made it take longer than necessary.