T.A.g

The charcoal drawings in T.A.G underline my experience of growing up in a black church although I would argue that most of these experiences are universal. My goal is to take the focal point away from the pastor - the voice of the Bible - and flip the view back onto the congregation, or in some cases, the audience. I find it important to explore the congregation because they want to better themselves by publicly accepting their flaws. However, they are often confronted by challenges...
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The charcoal drawings in T.A.G underline my experience of growing up in a black church although I would argue that most of these experiences are universal. My goal is to take the focal point away from the pastor - the voice of the Bible - and flip the view back onto the congregation, or in some cases, the audience. I find it important to explore the congregation because they want to better themselves by publicly accepting their flaws. However, they are often confronted by challenges and distractions impeding that growth. I find church ceremonies to be redemptive. So, to accompany these drawings I have created poems to serve as an expansion of the sermon whereby the message being delivered is not just coming from the pastor, but also from the interactions and characteristics of the congregation.