Kameelah Janan Rasheed is a Brooklyn-based interdisciplinary artist, writer, and former public schoo

Kameelah Janan Rasheed is a Brooklyn-based interdisciplinary artist, writer, and former public school teacher who describes herself as a “learner first.” Her exploratory approach embraces unfinished, in-process thinking over easy interpretations—or “readings”—prompting the questions: Are we reading closely? Are we reading with care? For the artist, close reading is an exercise to hone attention and engagement as well as a strategy for liberation, particularly in respect to Black experiences.Read Closely  For years, Rasheed has collected photographs documenting the life of Black people. Gesturing to the Reader (2020) includes xeroxed-based black and white photograph of three Black people in a room. Look carefully at the photograph. What do you notice about the image? How would you describe the interaction between the people in the photograph? What mood does the photograph convey?Now consider the juxtaposition between the photo and a xeroxed index listing for the word “self-determination.” How do you define self-determination? In what ways does the word self-determination and it’s index listing inform your reading of the photograph? How does the photograph inform your reading of the word and index listing?Reading and reflections by Keonna HendrickKameelah Janan Rasheed (American, born 1985). Gesturing to the Reader (detail), 2020. Vinyl. © Kameelah Janan Rasheed. (Photo: Courtesy of the artist) -- source link
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