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Repossessions is a group exhibition of artwork based on documents from the enslavement era originally inspired by one watercolor map and a singular desire for truth-telling and repair.
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About the Exhibition
The title of the exhibition signals the history of human bondage as a foundation of the democracy of the United States. It acknowledges the legally sanctioned possession of one human being by another that produced the objects that are the catalyst for Repossessions. It also names the process of giving Black artists possession of facsimiles of the objects, allowing them to repossess them from archives of enslavement and alter their existence. Finally, Repossessions is an indictment of the bankrupt concept of human ownership and its violent multigenerational and international legacy that demand to be confronted and reckoned with.
Documentary
The Cost of Inheritance
The Cost of Inheritance, an America ReFramed special, is an hour-long documentary that features the personal repair work and stories of Sarah Eisner and Randy Quarterman and of Lotte Lieb Dula and Briayna Cuffie, explores the complex issue of reparations in the United States using a thoughtful approach to history, historical injustices, systemic inequities, and the critical dialogue on racial conciliation. Through personal narratives, community inquiries, and scholarly insights, it aims to inspire an understanding of the scope and rationale of the reparations debate.
Sarah Eisner & Randy Quarterman
The Reparations Project
A Story of Friendship and Repair Work by Linked Descendants of Enslavement
